Random denominators and the analysis of ratio data

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-71

  Liermann, Martin ^a   Steel, Ashley ^a   Rosing, Michael ^b   Guttorp, Peter ^c  

^a NW Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^b GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ANCOVA; Catch per unit effort; Fish density; Indices; Per capita; Per unit; Randomization tests; T tests; Waste composition

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542652043     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EEST.0000011364.71236.f8     Document Type: Article

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