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degree of obtect vity
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the quantities described
in order to achieve some
tre fco..ow.ng tprroach is adopted,
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at a_nmumber * mirts for a giver arc
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variance of the individual gammas
garia, and the stat
about the mesr
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number of va ces
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value is. for examrle. exactiy ver
then suspect ‘hat
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fra app licatie:
discounts the ve-a:: vat.o of
beta for example.
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correlation between tre affects
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miantity,
plots the variancs against
and treats trem io
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(ganma),
.mes tne coserved value.
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Wt ff tre radicacti:it.- tad remained in the crater.
If, however, one atcale chain a good “1
mut wit’ only 10% of the observed
activity acco ntec f{>°.
sone wood save '.
consider otner possibilities.
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see whetre- an
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practical to pc 4;
activity migh’
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