On some confidence intervals for estimating the mean of a skewed population

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-421

  Shi, W ^a   Golam Kibria, B M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947730951     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: 14645211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390601116086     Document Type: Article

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