Application of parametric and nonparametric regression models for area, production and productivity trends of castor (Ricinus communis L.) crop

Asian Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-52

  Rajarathinam, A ^a   Parmar, R S ^a  

^a ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adjusted R 2; Akaike's information criterion; Band width; Bayesian information criterion; Cross validation; Lijung and box test; Stationarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051574540     PISSN: 19963343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajaps.2011.42.52     Document Type: Article

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