An adaptive nonparametric method in benchmark analysis for bioassay and environmental studies

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 1947-1953

  Bhattacharya, Rabi ^a   Lin, Lizhen ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic normality; Benchmark analysis; Effective dosage; Mean integrated square error; Monotone dose response curve estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958475688     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2010.08.024     Document Type: Article

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