Review on the astronomical estimators of number of flare stars

TL;DR

This paper reviews astronomical estimators used to determine the number of flare stars and similar objects, highlighting their historical development and applications in astronomy.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of estimators introduced by Ambartsumian, emphasizing their historical context and application in estimating flare star populations.

Findings

Historical development of estimators in astronomy

Applications to flare star population estimation

Comparison with statistical methods

Abstract

Review is devoted to estimators (introduced in astronomy by famous astronomer Ambartsumian and his followers) that are used to estimating the unknown number of flare stars and other randomly flashing objects (stars with X-ray flares, solar type stars with superflares). Some important astronomical applications of them are presented. The development of these methods in astronomy have proceeded regardless of development of analogous methods of mathematical statistics. Brief history of this development and parallels with similar statistical methods is presented.