The TTT transformation and a new bathtub distribution model

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-240

  Haupt, Elvira ^b   Schäbe, Hendrik ^a  

^a ASAP GmbH   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031570135     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(97)89710-8     Document Type: Article

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