Comment on "An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst".
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Abstract
Schneider <i>et al</i> (Reports, 5 January 2018, p. 69) used an ad hoc statistical method in their calculation of the stellar initial mass function. Adopting an improved approach, we reanalyze their data and determine a power-law exponent of [Formula: see text] Alternative assumptions regarding dataset completeness and the star formation history model can shift the inferred exponent to [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively.