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A comparison between two robust regression estimators by means of robust covariances

✍ Scribed by Ma Jianghong; Wei Guangsheng; Wang Kanmin

Book ID
107502140
Publisher
SP Editorial Committee of Applied Mathematics - A Journal of Chinese Universities
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
311 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1005-1031

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