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Can Data Recognize Its Parent Distribution?

A. W Marshall A. W. Marshall is Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University, 2781 West Shore Drive, Lummi Island, WA 98262. J. C. Meza is Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Computational Sciences and Mathematics Research Department, MS 9217, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 969, Livermore, CA 94551-0969 (Email: . I. Olkin is Professor, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4065 .
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J. C Meza A. W. Marshall is Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University, 2781 West Shore Drive, Lummi Island, WA 98262. J. C. Meza is Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Computational Sciences and Mathematics Research Department, MS 9217, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 969, Livermore, CA 94551-0969 (Email: . I. Olkin is Professor, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4065 .
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I Olkin A. W. Marshall is Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University, 2781 West Shore Drive, Lummi Island, WA 98262. J. C. Meza is Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Computational Sciences and Mathematics Research Department, MS 9217, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 969, Livermore, CA 94551-0969 (Email: . I. Olkin is Professor, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4065 .
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