Geert, The underlying distribution from which a non-stationary signal arises changes in time. Any distribution you estimate with a histogram reflects only the 'already' observed signal, but may not reflect the distribution of values in the future.
P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geert Verdoolaege" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:28 AM Subject: [edstat] distribution of non-stationary signal > How can I estimate the probability distribution of a non-stationary signal? > > Thanks, > Geert > > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================