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Theory and Method

Random Sampling from the Exponential Power Distribution

Pandu R. Tadikamalla Graduate School of Business; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
Pages 683-686 | Received 01 Jan 1978, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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