Journal of Modern Mathematics and Statistics
Year:
2014
Volume:
8
Issue:
1
Page No.
14 - 18
Nonparametric Estimation of Survivorship Function using Retrospective Data on Duration of Breastfeeding-A Smoothing Technique
Authors :
Ksh. AnandSingh
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