MLREML: A computer program for the inference of spatial covariance parameters by maximum likelihood and restricted maximum likelihood

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Pardo Igúzquiza, Eulogio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drift; Maximum likelihood; Restricted maximum likelihood; Spatial variable; Stationary covariance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MLREML PROGRAM; RESTRICTED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; RESTRICTED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; SPATIAL COVARIANCE;

EID: 0030689860     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)85438-6     Document Type: Article

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