A Sequential Monte Carlo Approach for MLE in a Plant Growth Model

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-270

  Trevezas, Samis ^a   Cournède, Paul Henry ^a  

^a Ecole Centrale de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamical system; ECM algorithm; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parametric identification; Plant growth model; Sequential Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARKOV CHAIN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PLANT;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84878407799     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13253-013-0134-1     Document Type: Article

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