Methods for estimating the parameters of the formula for the optimal discretization of the domain of determining the probability density of a two-dimensional random variable are considered. The properties of the proposed methods are investigated and the conditions for their validity are determined.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 9–13, May, 2018.
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Lapko, A.V., Lapko, V.A. Estimation of Parameters of the Formula for Optimal Discretization of the Range of Values of a Two-Dimensional Random Variable. Meas Tech 61, 427–433 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-018-1447-9
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