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American Statistician

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-21

  Cobb, George W ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0040001843     PISSN: 00031305     EISSN: 15372731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00031305.1999.10474421     Document Type: Article

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