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2.4.2 Some Further Reading
Bard, Jonathon, 1974. Nonlinear parameter estimation. Academic Press, NY. 341p.
Koch, K., 1988. Parameter Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in Linear Models. SpringerVerlag, Berlin. 377p.
Mikhail, E. M., 1976. Observations and Least Squares. IEP, NY. 497p.
Nash, J. C. and Walker-Smith, M., 1987. Nonlinear Parameter Estimation; an Integrated
System in Basic. Marcel Dekker Inc., Monticello, NY. 493p.