Minimum disparity inference and the empty cell penalty: Asymptotic results

Sankhya A

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 376-406

  Mandal, Abhijit ^a   Basu, Ayanendranath ^a   Pardo, Leandro ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 85034591429     PISSN: 0976836X     EISSN: 09768378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13171-010-0022-5     Document Type: Article

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