Goodness-of-fit tests based on sample space partitions: A unifying overview

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Thas, O ^a   Ottoy, J P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Goodness of fit; Rank statistics; Sample space partition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344465501     PISSN: 11739126     EISSN: 15327612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1173912602000147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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