An introduction to finite mixture distributions

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-127

  Everitt, B S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030157904     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096228029600500202     Document Type: Article

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