Critical points on growth curves in autoregressive and mixed models

Adjusting autoregressive and mixed models to growth data fits discontinuous functions, which makes it difficult to determine critical points. In this study we propose a new approach to determine the critical stability point of cattle growth using a first-order autoregressive model and a mixed model...

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Main Authors: Sheila Zambello de Pinho, Lídia Raquel de Carvalho, Martha Maria Mischan, José Raimundo de Souza Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-02-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162014000100004&lng=en&tlng=en