Statistical resampling methods in biology: A case study of beaver dispersal patterns

American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 463-504

  Sun, Lixing ^a   Müller Schwarze, Dietland ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; Bootstrap; Castor Canadensis; Dispersal pattern; Generalized bootstrap; Jackknife; Resampling statistics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

BEAVER DISPERSAL PATTERNS; BOOTSTRAP RESAMPLING METHOD; JACKNIFE RESAMPLING METHOD; STATISTICAL RESAMPLING METHODS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 6244239966     PISSN: 01966324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01966324.1996.10737423     Document Type: Article

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