From finite sample to asymptotic methods in statistics

From Finite Sample to Asymptotic Methods in Statistics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-386

  Sen, Pranab K ^a   Singer, Julio M ^b   Pedroso De Lima, Antonio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84923786839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511806957     Document Type: Book

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