Calculation and Miscalculation of the Allometric Equation as a Model in Biological Data

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1 December 1968

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience

Vol. 18 (12) , 1118-1120
https://doi.org/10.2307/1294589

Abstract

The allometric equation Y = βXα is widely used as a regression model in biology. The common procedure for fitting this model by the method of least s

Keywords

BIOLOGICAL DATA

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