Luri Carrascoso, XavierMenessier, M. O.Torra Roca, Jorge2020-05-202020-05-201993-07-220004-6361https://hdl.handle.net/2445/161585An accurate determination of the Malmquist bias is obtained using an analytical approach which takes into account a more realistic space distribution than that in the traditional Malmquist approximation. The bias is found to be a function of several sample parameters in addition to the well-known dependence on the dispersion of the absolute magnitude.3 p.application/pdfeng(c) The European Southern Observatory (ESO), 1993EstelsEstadística matemàticaAstronomiaStarsMathematical statisticsAstronomyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0763902020-05-20info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess