Abstract
The distribution of a random variable is determined by the probability density functions (PDF) of all other random variables with which the variable in question is jointly distributed. If the PDF of the random variable of interest is normal, or skewed normal, then the distributions with which it is jointly distributed determine its mean and standard deviation. In the case described here (where hemolysis time of the red blood cell is a function of the permeability coefficient and geometric variables of the cell) the mean and standard deviation of the permeability coefficient and the known distributions of the geometric variables on which the hemolysis time depends determine a predicted distribution of hemolysis time. An observed distribution of the hemolysis time is obtained spectrophotometrically. By choosing the mean and standard deviation of the permeability coefficient so that the predicted PDF of the hemolysis time matches the observed PDF best by least-squares criterion, the complete distribution of the permeability coefficient is determined.
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