Nonparametric Methods for Line Transect Surveys in the Presence of Measurement Errors

Fei-Yin Chen¹, Lu-Fang Chen², Wen-Han Hwang³ and Yih-Huei Huang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹

¹Department of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
²The Teaching Center of Natural Science, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan 304, R.O.C.
³Institute of Statistics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan 402, R.O.C.

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