Statistical Properties of the Relative Weight (Wr) Index and an Alternative Procedure for Testing Wr Differences between Groups

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1136-1151

  Brenden, Travis O ^a   Murphy, Brian R ^a   Birch, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY STATISTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

ESOX; ESOX MASQUINONGY; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; POMOXIS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0347531565     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-126     Document Type: Article

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