A comparison of approximation methods for the estimation of probability distributions on parameters

DOI10.1016/j.apnum.2006.07.016zbMath1115.65009OpenAlexW2081329344MaRDI QIDQ881495

Jimena L. Davis, Harvey Thomas Banks

Publication date: 30 May 2007

Published in: Applied Numerical Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.4/424

zbMATH Keywords

inverse problemnumerical examplesstochastic calculus of variationsgrowth rate distributionsmosquitofish populations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Stochastic calculus of variations and the Malliavin calculus (60H07) Inverse problems in optimal control (49N45) Existence of optimal solutions to problems involving randomness (49J55)

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