A gaussian approximation to the distribution of a definite quadratic form

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 340, 1972, Pages 898-902

  Jensen, D R ^a   Solomon, Herbert ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000009877     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1972.10481313     Document Type: Article

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