On selecting tests for equality of two normal mean vectors

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-548

  Krishnamoorthy, K ^a   Yanping, Xia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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EID: 33846986450     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327906mbr4104_5     Document Type: Article

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