Adaptive robust estimation and testing

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-293

  Keselman, H J ^a   Wilcox, Rand R ^b   Lix, Lisa M ^a   Algina, James ^c   Fradette, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 36549052551     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711005X63755     Document Type: Article

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