\begin{table}%t4
\caption{Parameters from the Monte Carlo simulation for the M~82~slope.\label{tab4}}
%\centerline
{\begin{tabular} {lll}  
 \hline\hline
 Apparent&     Probability if& Probability if   \\
  slope& power law (power~=~--3)&  half-Gaussian\\
 \hline
3.1$^*$&  96/1000 = 9.6\%&    42/1000 = 4.2\%\\ \hline
3.4&    43/1000 = 4.3\%&   11/1000 = 1.1\%\\
 \hline
\end{tabular}}
\par
\smallskip
Note: $^*$ This is the slope obtained after removing the highest
$\log{\Sigma}$ point from the M~82 $\Sigma-D$ diagram.
\end{table}