Use of the delta method to evaluate the precision of assessments that fix parameter values

Fisheries Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-60

  MacCall, Alec D ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Likelihood profile; Rapid approximation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875541681     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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