Ratio of generalized random variables with application

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-212

  Nadarajah, Saralees ^a   Kibria, B M Golam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644839347     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-005-0003-8     Document Type: Article

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