Statistical tools for determining appropriate selection of regression models for analysis of environmental fate datasets

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 536-543

  Aldworth, Jeremy ^a   Jackson, Scott H ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

DT50; Guideline study; Non linear; Rate constant; Regression model

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

DATA SET; DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 42549139793     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1537     Document Type: Article

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