The method of gauss in 1799

Statistical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-135

  Celminš, Aivars ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment principles; Least squares; Legendre and gauss; Nonlinear constraints; Priority claim

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346872542     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/ss/1028905931     Document Type: Article

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