# On the simultaneous analysis of several complete samples - The V/Vmax and Ve/Va variables, with applications to quasars

@article{Avni1980OnTS,
title={On the simultaneous analysis of several complete samples - The V/Vmax and Ve/Va variables, with applications to quasars},
author={Yoram Avni and John N. Bahcall},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={1980},
volume={235},
pages={694-716}
}
• Published 1 February 1980
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We derive methods for applying the V/V/sub max/ variable when several complete samples are analyzed simultaneously. A new, related, variable, V/sub e//V/sub a/, which is superior to V/V/sub max/ when sufficient observational data are available, is introduced. We show how statistically independent complete samples can be generated from partially overlapping samples such that each observed object appears only once in the analysis. These methods make it possible to combine the information from…
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