Copositive matrices and Simpson's paradox

Linear Algebra and Its Applications

Volumn 264, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 475-488

  Hadjicostas, Petros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0041163434     PISSN: 00243795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3795(96)00536-8     Document Type: Article

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