Errors in the estimation of the variance: Implications for multiple-probability fluctuation analysis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-260

  Saviane, Chiara ^a   Silver, R Angus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluctuation analysis; h Statistics; Least squares; Quantal analysis; Sample moments; Synaptic transmission; Variance of variance; Variance mean analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ERROR; MODEL; MULTIPLE PROBABILITY FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TECHNIQUE; VARIANCE;

ANIMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33646228388     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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