The Variate Difference Method January 1940 CFM 5 Author(s) Gerhard Tintner Abstract Preliminary Pages [i-xiv] Chapter 1 Introduction [1] 2 History and Literature of the Variate Difference Method [10] 3 Criticism of the Variate Difference Method [16] 4 Fundamental Concepts [22] 5 The Calculation of the Variances of the Finite Difference [32] 6 The Standard Error of the Difference between the Variation of Two Consecutive Series of Finite Differences [51] 7 Criteria for the Stability of the Variances of the Series of Finite Differences [67] 8 A Test of Significance for the Stability of Variances of the Series of Finite Differences [73] 9 Reduction of the Random Variation by Sheppard's Smoothing Formulae [100] 10 Correlation [117] Appendices 1 Summary of Computations [133] 2 Mathematical Notes [136] 3 Seasonal Variation [150] 4 The Standard Errors of Some Derived Statistical Series [153] 5 Alternative Methods [155] 6 The Variability of the Random Variance through Time [161] 7 The Normality of the Random Element [165] Indexes: Index of Author & Index of Subjects [171]