[Aavso-photometry] Uncertainty limits

[Dirk Terrell]

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:49:54 -0600, Keith Graham wrote:

>So, I was wondering if it is best to simply scrap observations with such a high uncertainty? My thinking is that even with such a high uncertainty, the information is still better than  a < observation.

If the error estimates are correct, then the data can be properly used
in an analysis. Keep the data plus error estimate rather than giving a
< observation.

Dirk

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Dr. Dirk Terrell
Computer and Mission Systems Section Manager/Astronomer
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO
303-546-9670
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~terrell/