The role of the covariance matrix in the least-squares estimation for a common mean

Linear Algebra and Its Applications

Volumn 264, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 313-323

  Tong, Y L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0039384231     PISSN: 00243795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3795(96)00411-9     Document Type: Article

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