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Improving estimation for beta regression models via EM-algorithm and related diagnostic tools

Wagner Barreto-SouzaDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexandre B. SimasDepartamento de Matemática, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, BrazilView further author information
Pages 2847-2867 | Received 24 Nov 2016, Accepted 30 Jun 2017, Published online: 17 Jul 2017

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