| Abstract: | Random tilting of a single paleomagnetic vector produces a distribution of vectors which is not rotationally symmetric about the original vector and therefore not Fisherian. Monte Carlo simulations were performed on two types of vector distributions: 1) distributions of vectors formed by perturbing a single original vector with a Fisher distribution of bedding poles (each defining a tilt correction) and 2) standard Fisher distributions. These simulations demonstrate that inclinations of vectors drawn from both distributions are biased toward shallow inclinations. The Fisher mean direction of the distribution of vectors formed by perturbing a single vector with random undetected tilts is biased toward shallow inclinations, but this bias is insignificant for angular dispersions of bedding poles less than 20??. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Calderone, G. J.; Butler, R. F. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The effects of noise due to random undetected tilts and paleosecular variation on regional paleomagnetic directions; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Calderone, G. J.; Butler, R. F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 3973 |
| Citation Volume: | 96 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | The effects of noise due to random undetected tilts and paleosecular variation on regional paleomagnetic directions; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Calderone, G. J.; Butler, R. F. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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