Parametric versus nonparametrics: Two alternative methodologies

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-405

  Lehmann, Erich L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Least squares; Robustness; Wilcoxon t and F tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449358429     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: 10290311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250902842727     Document Type: Article

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