Method and apparatus for analyzing measurements
AssigneeWavecrest Corporation
InventorsPeng Li, Ross Adam Jessen, Jan Brian Wilstrup, Dennis Petrich
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for analyzing measurements. The invention provides a method for separating and analyzing the components of a distribution, such as deterministic and random components. The method performs the steps of collecting data from a measurement apparatus, constructing a histogram based on the data such that the histogram defines a distribution, fitting tails regions wherein deterministic and random components and associated statistical confidence levels are estimated.
Claims17
A method of analyzing a distribution, comprising steps of:
- (a) collecting data from a data source;
- (b) constructing a histogram based on the data such that the histogram defines a distribution;
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- (c) fitting tail regions of the distribution wherein deterministic and random components of the distribution are estimated.
An apparatus for analyzing a distribution, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a measurement apparatus for collecting data;
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- (b) an analyzing unit, operatively connected to the measurement apparatus, for collecting data from the measurement apparatus, constructing a histogram based on the data such that the histogram defines a distribution, fitting tail regions of the distribution, wherein deterministic and random components of the distribution are estimated.
An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer having a memory, the medium tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for performing operations analyzing a distribution, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting data from a data source;
- (b) constructing a histogram based on the data such that the histogram defines a distribution;
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- (c) fitting tail regions of the distribution wherein deterministic and random components of the distribution are estimated.
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