Hypothesis tests on mixture model components with applications in ecology and agriculture

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-326

  Xu, Ling ^a   Hanson, Timothy ^b   Bedrick, Edward J ^c   Restrepo, Carla ^d  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Finite mixture model; Hierarchical mixture of experts; Multiple comparisons; Textural discontinuity hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOS;

EID: 84884688031     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13253-010-0020-z     Document Type: Article

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