statistical counting
1Counting process — A counting process is a stochastic process {N(t), t ≥ 0} that possesses the following properties: N(t) ≥ 0. N(t) is an integer. If s ≤ t then N(s) ≤ N(t). If s < t, then N(t) − N(s) is the number of events occurred during the… …
2Card counting — A blackjack game in progress Card counting is a casino card game strategy used primarily in the blackjack family of casino games to determine whether the next hand is likely to give a probable advantage to the player or to the dealer. Card… …
3Cell counting — is a general name for various methods for the quantification of cells in molecular biology and in medicine. Contents 1 The need for cell counting 2 Methods 2.1 Counting chamber 2 …
4Double counting (accounting) — Double counting in accounting is an error whereby a transaction is counted more than once, for whatever reason. But in social accounting it also refers to a conceptual problem in social accounting practice, when the attempt is made to estimate… …
5Whole body counting — In Health Physics Whole body counting, refers to the measurement of radioactivity within the human body. The technique is only applicable to radioactive material that emit gamma rays, although in certain circumstances, beta emitters can be… …
6Rainflow-counting algorithm — The rainflow counting algorithm (also known as the rain flow counting method ) is used in the analysis of fatigue data in order to reduce a spectrum of varying stress into a set of simple stress reversals. Its importance is that it allows the… …
7Partition function (statistical mechanics) — For other uses, see Partition function (disambiguation). Partition function describe the statistical properties of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium. It is a function of temperature and other parameters, such as the volume enclosing a gas.… …
8Entropy (statistical thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, statistical entropy is the modeling of the energetic function entropy using probability theory. The statistical entropy perspective was introduced in 1870 with the work of the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. Mathematical… …
9Double counting (fallacy) — Double counting is a fallacy in which, when counting events or occurrences in probability or in other areas, a solution counts events two or more times, resulting in an erroneous number of events or occurrences which is higher than the true… …
10bean counting — bean count, U.S. Informal. a tally or reckoning by numbers; statistical analysis: »The Pentagon s bean count…ignores French and Spanish forces because these do not come under direct NATO command (Time). –bean counting …
