Hoyle, F.Narlikar, J. V.2012-03-252012-03-251986-01-28http://hdl.handle.net/11007/1624It is shown that the luminosity-volume test for optically selected objects has an in-built bias towards increasing the average value of V/Vm above the Euclidean value of 1/2. A more satisfactory bias-free statistic is suggested in the form of In (V/Vm), The result of applying the test to a sample from the Bright Quasar Survey (BQS) shows that the local hypothesis of quasars is consistent with the data.enQuasarsStatistics quasarsLocal hypothesisArticle