Bayesian estimator for the total number of distinct species when quadrat sampling is used

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-483

  Mingoti, Sueli A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0032799550     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769922359     Document Type: Article

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