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Optimal Estimating Equations with Applications to Insect Development Times
Author(s) -
Morton R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-842X
pISSN - 0004-9581
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1981.tb00778.x
Subject(s) - function (biology) , estimation , stage (stratigraphy) , computer science , mathematics , insect , mathematical optimization , engineering , geology , biology , ecology , paleontology , systems engineering , evolutionary biology
Summary This paper proposes a general method of estimation when a function of data and parameters is to be modelled, which is most efficient in a certain sense. It is applied to the following situation. If X(t) is the temperature at time t , the time Y taken for an insect to complete a stage of growth is assumed to satisfy the model.