A simple tool for assessing the completeness in apparent magnitude of magnitude-redshift samples
arXiv:astro-ph/0010357 · doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04078.x
Abstract
A new tool is proposed for finding out the completeness limit in apparent magnitude of a magnitude-redshift sample. The technique, closely related to the statistical test proposed by Efron & Petrosian (1992), presents a real improvement compared to standard completeness tests. Namely, no a priori assumptions are required concerning the redshift space distribution of the sources. It means in particular that neither the clustering nor the evolution of the mean number density of the galaxies do affect the result of the search.
6 pages, 5 figures, to be published in MNRAS
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