About the Authors

Madhuchhanda Bhattacharjee

chhanda.bhatta@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Statistics, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Mikko J. Sillanpää

Affiliations Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived the idea: MB MJS. Developed the method: MB MJS. Implemented the method: MB. Performed the analyses: MB. Interpreted the results: MB MJS. Drafted and edited the manuscript: MB MJS.