Three early papers on efficient parametric estimation

Statistical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-38

  Edwards, A W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic linkage; Maximum likelihood; Minimum 2; Parametric estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346983714     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/ss/1029963260     Document Type: Article

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