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Modified Moment Estimation for the Three-Parameter Inverse Gaussian Distribution

A. Clifford CohenThe University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602View further author information
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Betty Jones WhittenThe University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602View further author information
Pages 147-154 | Published online: 22 Feb 2018

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