Studies of environment and health: some challenges for statisticians

• Autorzy: Christoph E. Minder
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Paper based on an invited talk given at the International Conference on Statistical Inference, Stat-98, Lagow, Poland, September 7-11, 1998.

• Wydawca: Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Econometrics, University of Zielona Góra
• Czasopismo: Discussiones Mathematicae Probability and Statistics
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: 20
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 7-24

Daty

wydano

2000

otrzymano

1998-09-30

poprawiono

1999-10-29

Twórcy

autor

Christoph E. Minder

• Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Finkenhubelweg 11, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

Bibliografia

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DOI

10.7151/dmps.1001