Data complexity and computer assisted chronology: Methods and discoveries.
Data complexity is one of the most formidable problems facing modern chronology. Chronologists in the past have attempted to mitigate the problem through reducing the amount of math needed by curating the data set. However, evaluating the significance of curated data can be subjective and often inco...
| Publicado en: | Archaeometry Vol. 67; pp. 154 - 178 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2025 Supplement 1
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