On the chi-square approximation to the exact distribution of goodness-of-fit statistics in multinomial models with composite hypotheses

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-96

  García Pérez, Miguel A ^a,c   Núñez Antón, Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Campus de Somosaguas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 2642519608     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711004849240     Document Type: Article

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