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Bayes estimation and prediction of the two-parameter gamma distribution

Biswabrata Pradhan SQC & OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata, 700108, India
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Debasis Kundu Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 208016, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1187-1198 | Received 22 Oct 2009, Accepted 22 Mar 2010, Published online: 22 Dec 2010

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