Is the selected multinomial cell the best?

Sequential Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-423

  Ng, H K T ^a   Panchapakesan, S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Illinois University Carbondale   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse sampling; Multinomial distribution; Normal approximation; Optimality property; Probability of error

Indexed keywords

GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; MULTINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MULTINOMIALS; NORMAL APPROXIMATION; OPTIMALITY; PROBABILITY OF ERRORS; SUPREMUM; TEST PROCEDURES;

CYTOLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TESTING;

CELLS;

EID: 35648981897     PISSN: 07474946     EISSN: 15324176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07474940701620881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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