Modelling the diameter distribution of forest stands using the Burr distribution

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 609-620

  Lindsay, S R ^a   Wood, G R ^a   Woollons, R C ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030320208     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769623973     Document Type: Article

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