A parameter estimation program for the error-in-variable model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 156, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 225-236

  Tang, Shouzheng ^a   Wang, Yonghe ^b  

^a Bureau of Forestry   (China)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

MATLAB programming language; Model I regression; Model II regression; Simultaneous equations; Two stage error in variable model

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0036837381     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00173-4     Document Type: Article

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