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Models for Combining Results of Different Experiments: Retrospective and Prospective

Joachim HartungDepartment of Statistics, University of Dortmund44221Dortmund, Germany
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Guido KnappDepartment of Statistics, University of Dortmund44221Dortmund, Germany
Pages 149-188 | Published online: 14 Aug 2013

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