Quantile Regression: Theory and Applications

Quantile Regression: Theory and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-272

  Davino, Cristina ^a   Furno, Marilena ^b   Vistocco, Domenico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

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EID: 84975318428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118752685     Document Type: Book

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