Detection of an unknown increase in the rate of a rare event

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-114

  Radaelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 0007289692     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769624396     Document Type: Article

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