Improved Estimation of the Box-Cox Transform Parameter and Its Application to Hydrogeochemical Data

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 963-976

  Joseph, Leena ^a   Bhaumik, B K ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Density distribution; Generalized power transform; Hydrogeochemistry; Test for normality

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; GENERALIZED POWER TRANSFORM; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031448381     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022353401858     Document Type: Article

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