The EM algorithm and medical studies: A historical linik

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-23

  Meng, Xiao Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031087476     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096228029700600102     Document Type: Article

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