Statistical inference for the relative density

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 394-424

  Handcock, Mark S ^a   Janssen, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0036101359     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124102030003005     Document Type: Article

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