A general class of entropy statistics

Applications of Mathematics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-169

  Esteban, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptotic distribution; Entropy; Maximum likelihood estimators; Testing statistical hypotheses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345910366     PISSN: 08627940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022447020419     Document Type: Article

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