Some results on extensions and modifications of the Theil-Sen regression estimator

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-280

  Wilcox, Rand R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 8844270965     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0007110042307230     Document Type: Review

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