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<p>In the <a href="page.php?w=statistical_theory">statistical theory</a> of <a href="page.php?w=estimation_theory">estimation</a>, the <b>German tank problem</b> consists of estimating the maximum of a <a href="page.php?w=discrete_uniform_distribution">discrete uniform distribution</a> from <a href="page.php?w=sampling_without_replacement">sampling without replacement</a>. In simple terms, suppose there exists an unknown number of items which are sequentially numbered from 1 to N. A random sample of these items is taken and their sequence numbers</p><p>
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