Missing entry replacement data analysis: A replacement approach to dealing with missing data in paleontological and total evidence data sets

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-283

  Norell, Mark A ^a   Wheeler, Ward C ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA QUALITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; PHYLOGENETICS; REPLACEMENT; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0042991434     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0275:MERDAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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