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Adoption and Benefits of Statistical Methods in Enterprises: Differences between Croatian Regions

South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Volume 10 (2015): Issue 1 (April 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jeb-2015-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999 | Journal ISSN: 1840-118X
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Language: English
Page range: 55 - 65
Published on: Aug 4, 2015
Published by: University of Sarajevo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
Complex sample survey design,
Weighted stratified proportion estimator,
Logistic regression,
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics,
Croatian enterprises,
Use of statistical methods
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other

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