Statistics in action

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 433, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Gail, Mitchell H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0002896327     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1996.10476659     Document Type: Article

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