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1Distance matrices in phylogeny — Distance matrices are used in phylogeny as non parametric distance methods were originally applied to phenetic data using a matrix of pairwise distances. These distances are then reconciled to produce a tree (a phylogram, with informative branch… …
2estimate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ official, unofficial ▪ current, recent ▪ Current estimates suggest that supplies will run out within six months. ▪ early …
3distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ …
4Distance-vector routing protocol — In computer communication theory relating to packet switched networks, a distance vector routing protocol is one of the two major classes of routing protocols, the other major class being the link state protocol. Distance vector routing protocols …
5Distance modulus — The distance modulus is a way of expressing distances that is often used in astronomy. Contents 1 Definition 2 Different kinds of distance moduli 3 Usage 4 References …
6Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …
7Minimum distance estimation — (MDE) is a statistical method for fitting a mathematical model to data, usually the empirical distribution. Contents 1 Definition 2 Statistics used in estimation 2.1 Chi square criterion …
8Mahalanobis distance — In statistics, Mahalanobis distance is a distance measure introduced by P. C. Mahalanobis in 1936.[1] It is based on correlations between variables by which different patterns can be identified and analyzed. It gauges similarity of an unknown… …
9Hamming distance — 3 bit binary cube for finding Hamming distance …
10Cook's distance — In statistics, Cook s distance is a commonly used estimate of the influence of a data point when doing least squares regression analysis. In a practical ordinary least squares analysis, Cook s distance can be used in several ways: to indicate… …
