Effect of errors-in-variables on coefficients of a growth model and on prediction of growth

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 203-212

  Kangas, Annika S ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth models; Monte Carlo simulation; SIMEX algorithm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032559790     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00161-8     Document Type: Article

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