Issue |
A&A
Volume 389, Number 2, July II 2002
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Page(s) | L57 - L60 | |
Section | Letters | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020765 | |
Published online | 27 June 2002 |
Letter to the Editor
Bias and consistency in time delay estimation methods: Case of the double quasar HE 1104–1805
1
Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, 61602 Estonia
2
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1029, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway
3
Hamburger Sternwarte, Gojenbergsweg 112, 21029, Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany
Corresponding author: J. Pelt, pelt@aai.ee
Received:
7
February
2002
Accepted:
22
May
2002
We present a short re–evaluation of a recently published time delay estimate for the gravitational lens system HE 1104–1805 with emphasis on important methodological aspects: bias of the statistics, inconsistency of the methods and use of the purposeful selection of data points (or so–called “cleaning”) at the preprocessing stage. We show how the inadequate use of simple analysis methods can lead to too strong conclusions. Our analysis shows that there are indications for the time delay in HE 1104–1805 to be between -0.9 and -0.7 years, but still with a large uncertainty.
Key words: gravitational lensing / quasars: HE 1104-1805 / methods: data analysis
© ESO, 2002
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