Partial least squares regression as an alternative to current regression methods used in ecology

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 681-690

  Carrascal, Luis M ^a   Galván, Ismael ^a   Gordo, Oscar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SIMULATION;

EID: 64449085558     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16881.x     Document Type: Article

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