[Aavso-photometry] recduction factor and false alarm probability

[trupti ranka]

hello everyone,
  I am calculating period of delta scuti star 27 virginis using software period04. please can someone explain me what is reduction factor and false probability alarm while calculating period of variable stars. also how to calculate them??
  regards,
  trupti

 
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