Method of median semi-variance for the analysis of left-censored data: Comparison with other techniques using environmental data

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1701-1709

  Zoffoli, Hugo José Oliveira ^a   Varella, Carlos Alberto Alves ^a   do Amaral Sobrinho, Nelson Moura Brasil ^a   Zonta, Everaldo ^a   Tolón Becerra, Alfredo ^b  

^a University Federal Rural of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data imputation; Detection limit; Non detected data; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA IMPUTATION; DETECTION LIMITS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NON-DETECTED DATA; PARAMETRIC METHOD; SIMPLE SUBSTITUTION; STATISTICAL EVALUATION;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARAMETERIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SEMI VARIANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

DATA IMPUTATION; DETECTION LIMIT; NON-DETECTED DATA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84886432262     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.041     Document Type: Article

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