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Theory and Method

Robust Estimation in Finite Populations I

Richard M. Royall Department of Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA
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Jay Herson Department of Community Health Practice, Howard University, Washington, D.C., 20001, USA
Pages 880-889 | Received 01 Apr 1972, Published online: 05 Apr 2012

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