Length biasing and laws equivalent to the log-normal

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 825-854

  Pakes, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0030080253     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmaa.1996.0056     Document Type: Article

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