PubMed · 6653090
A third order iterative procedure for computing exact confidence limits for Poisson expectation values.
Abstract
The calculation of exact confidence limits for the expectation value of a Poisson distribution when a single observation of K events is given by means of a second order iterative algorithm was recently presented. Here it is shown that the structure of the equations to be solved admits the use of a third order algorithm, thereby significantly reducing computation time, especially for pocket calculators, with practically no additional computational effort.
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R Facius. 1983. A third order iterative procedure for computing exact confidence limits for Poisson expectation values.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-4809(83)90045-9
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