title: Estimation of parameters of allometric equations.
abstract: Accurate parameter estimation of allometric equations is a question of considerable interest. Various techniques that address this problem exist. In this paper it is assumed that the measured values are normally distributed and a maximum likelihood estimation approach is used. The computations involved in this procedure are reducible to relatively simple forms, and an efficient numerical algorithm is used. A listing of the computer program is included as an appendix.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiologia Generale ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001699:Biometry; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008954:Models, Biological; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012984:Software