Least median of squares: A suitable objective function for stock assessment models?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1474-1481

  Shertzer, Kyle W ^a   Prager, Michael H ^a  

^a Natl Oceanic/Atmosph Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0036435089     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-112     Document Type: Article

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