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W-Test - definition(s)

W-test - [surveying] A type of statistical test used in surveying to detect blunders in a measurement network. The W-test is based on the assumption that the null hypothesis is rejected due to a gross error in one of the measurements and uses an alternative hypothesis to identify the erroneous measurement.

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Source: esri, 14 October 2012 10:31:26, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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