Rounding with multiplier methods: An efficient algorithm and applications in statistics

Statistical Papers

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-157

  Dorfleitner, Gregor ^a   Klein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apportionment methods; Efficient algorithms; Multiple solutions; Multiplier rounding methods; Optimal design of experiments; Optimal sampling allocation; Rounding percentages; Rounding with summation restrictions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347334717     PISSN: 09325026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02925514     Document Type: Article

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