Multiple solutions to the likelihood equations in the Behrens-Fisher problem

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3288-3293

  Drton, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 55549139073     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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