The maximum likelihood degree

American Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 671-697

  Catanese, Fabrizio ^a   Hoşten, Serkan ^b   Khetan, Amit ^c   Sturmfels, Bernd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745664818     PISSN: 00029327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ajm.2006.0019     Document Type: Article

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