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Introduction to Modern Goodness of Fit Methods

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We set the context for this special issue on modern goodness of fit methods, or modern methods of assessing statistical models.

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  1. School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia

    J. C. W. Rayner & D. J. Best

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, Biometrics and Process Control, Ghent University, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    O. Thas

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Rayner, J.C.W., Thas, O. & Best, D.J. Introduction to Modern Goodness of Fit Methods. J Stat Theory Pract 3, 537–541 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1080/15598608.2009.10411944

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