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Estimating the Order of a Sequence of Physiological Changes from Incomplete Data
Author(s) -
Solow Andrew R.,
Curran Mary Carla,
Bentivegna Flegra
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710390604
Subject(s) - sequence (biology) , order (exchange) , sample (material) , fish <actinopterygii> , identity (music) , mathematics , sex change , econometrics , statistics , biology , genetics , economics , chemistry , philosophy , finance , chromatography , fishery , aesthetics
The problem considered in this paper is the estimation of the underlying order of m physiological changes from incomplete observations. The observations are incomplete in the sense that, for each individual in the sample, only the identity, but not the order, of the first k < m changes are observed, with k varying between individuals. An application to some data on physiological changes in fish undergoing sex change is presented.