Likelihood ratio tests for fixed model terms using residual maximum likelihood

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 701-714

  Welham, S J ^a   Thompson, R ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjusted Profile Likelihood; Bartlett Adjustment; Likelihood Ratio Test; Residual Maximum Likelihood; Restricted Maximum Likelihood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001309175     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9868.00092     Document Type: Article

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