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TECHNICAL NOTE

An improved PERT-type formula for standard deviation

HON-SHIANG LAU College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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AMY HING-LING LAU College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
Pages 273-275 | Received 01 Aug 1996, Accepted 01 Feb 1997, Published online: 31 May 2007

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