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<h2 class="chapter">6 Inaccuracy of <code>gprof</code> Output</h2>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Sampling-Error.html#Sampling-Error" accesskey="1">Sampling Error</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Statistical margins of error
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Assumptions.html#Assumptions" accesskey="2">Assumptions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Estimating children times
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