Information in Buffon experiments
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J.M. Robertson; G.R. Wood
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Article
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1998
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Buffon needle experiments have long been used to estimate x. In this paper we analyse two Buffon grid types: grids consisting of a single bend in a segment, and star grids. We show that the simplest grids allow us to estimate rr most efficiently. Our results build on earlier findings of