Plasma bulk parameters determined by each of the examined methods as a function of the maximum number of expected counts. (Top) |$n_{\mathrm{out}}$|⁠, (middle) |$k_{\mathrm{B}} T_{\mathrm{out}}$|⁠, and (bottom) |$\kappa _{\mathrm{out}}$| versus maximum |$C_{\mathrm{exp}}$|⁠, as determined by Method A (grey), Method B (red), and Method C (blue).