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A percentile-based estimator for the log-logistic function: Application to forestry Cover

A percentile-based estimator for the log-logistic function: Application to forestry

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|Sep 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2020-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 120
Submitted on: Mar 26, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 19, 2020
Published on: Sep 18, 2020
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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