The Estimation of Spectral Moments

By

Jeffrey Neil Denenberg

i. Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. The Estimator Structure

III. Probabilistic Analysis

IV. Some Example Calculations

V. Conclusions

Appendices

A. General Formulation of the Probabilistic Analysis

B. The Expected Value of The Moments

C. Expected Value of Products of Moments

D. Tabulation of Results

Bibliography

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
conferred by the Illinois institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois in May, 1971.