• DocumentCode
    1217269
  • Title

    Gaussian and Poisson Blink Statistics: A Preliminary Study

  • Author

    Greene, Peter R.

  • Author_Institution
    B. G. K. T.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    3/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    359
  • Lastpage
    361
  • Abstract
    Gaussian and Poisson statistics are applied to a simple counting experiment measuring fluctuations of the total number of blinks during a 30-s interval. Using nine subjects, it is found that the blink rate can vary by a factor of 5 from one individual to the next, with an average interblink delay time of 2.28 ±1.35 s. Agreement between theory and experiment is significant at the 0.97 level. Potential applications are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Delay effects; Fluctuations; Humans; Lenses; Probability density function; Rabbits; Statistics; Steady-state; Temperature distribution; Blinking; Humans; Probability; Statistics as Topic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1986.325722
  • Filename
    4122288