A comparison of the numerical properties of EI methods

Ecological Inference: New Methodological Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 383-408

  Altman, Micah ^a   Gill, Jeff ^b   McDonald, Michael P ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926102356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511510595.018     Document Type: Chapter

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