Two astronomers in different parts of the world make measurements M1 and M2 of the number of stars N in some small region of the sky, using their telescopes. Normally, there is a small possibility e of error by up to one star in each direction. Each telescope can also (with a much smaller probability f) be badly out of focus (events F1 and F2), in which case the scientist will undercount by three or more stars (or if N is less than 3, fail to detect any stars at all). Required:
a. Which is the best network? Explain.
b. What is the most likely number of stars, given these observations?