Commentary: Regression residual vs. Bayesian analysis of medicinal floras

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 693-694

  Moerman, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGRESSION RESIDUAL TECHNIQUE;

BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84856215628     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.021     Document Type: Letter

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