A new estimator of Zumbo’s Ordinal Alpha: a copula approach

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 941-953

  Bonanomi, Andrea ^a   Cantaluppi, Gabriele ^a   Nai Ruscone, Marta ^a   Osmetti, Silvia Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

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EID: 84928655511     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-014-0114-8     Document Type: Article

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