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Normal-Based Methods for a Gamma Distribution

Prediction and Tolerance Intervals and Stress-Strength Reliability

K Krishnamoorthy Departmentof Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504
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Thomas Mathew Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250
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Shubhabrata Mukherjee Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504
Pages 69-78 | Published online: 01 Jan 2012

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