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Subset Selection Procedures: Review and Assessment

Shanti S. GuptaDepartment of StatisticsPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, Indiana47907
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S. PanchapakesanDepartment of MathematicsSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, Illinois62901
Pages 235-311 | Published online: 14 Aug 2013

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