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Recent Achievements in Modified Chi-Squared Goodness-of-Fit Testing

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Statistical Models and Methods for Biomedical and Technical Systems

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Milestones of the theory and applications of modified chi-squared tests are briefly discussed. Recent achievements in the theory and applications (in particular in reliability and survival analysis) are considered.

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    Vassilly Voinov & Natalie Pya

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

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    Mikhail Nikulin

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Voinov, V., Alloyarova, R., Pya, N. (2008). Recent Achievements in Modified Chi-Squared Goodness-of-Fit Testing. In: Vonta, F., Nikulin, M., Limnios, N., Huber-Carol, C. (eds) Statistical Models and Methods for Biomedical and Technical Systems. Statistics for Industry and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4619-6_18

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