Simulating correlated count data

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-148

  Madsen, L ^a   Dalthorp, D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generate correlated discrete; Lognormal Poisson; Negative binomial; Spatial dynamics; Spatial ecology; Taylor's power law

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POISSON RATIO; POWER LAW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VECTOR;

EID: 34250025190     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10651-007-0008-1     Document Type: Article

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