Reduction Algorithm for the NPMLE for the Distribution Function of Bivariate Interval-Censored Data
β Scribed by Marloes H. Maathuis
- Book ID
- 125579964
- Publisher
- American Statistical Association
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 968 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-8600
- DOI
- 10.2307/27594118
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