Change-point estimation in a multinomial sequence and homogeneity of literary style

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-74

  Riba, Alex ^a   Ginebra, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correspondence analysis; Multinomial cluster analysis; Stylometry; Word length

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344321714     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266476052000330295     Document Type: Article

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