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Research Article

New Bayesian approaches to equivalence testing

Josimara Tatiane da Silvaa Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil;b Statistics Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, São Carlos, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Juliana Cobrea Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3250-337XView further author information
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Mário de Castroa Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-9470View further author information
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Pages 957-973 | Received 07 May 2021, Accepted 12 Sep 2021, Published online: 28 Sep 2021

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