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Use of the Correlation Coefficient with Normal Probability Plots

Stephen W. Looney Department of Quantitative Business Analysis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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Thomas R. Gulledge Jr. Department of Quantitative Business Analysis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
Pages 75-79 | Received 01 Mar 1984, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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