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Bayes Analysis of a Three-Parameter Pareto Distribution via Sample Based Approaches

S.K. UpadhyayDepartment of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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M. PeshwaniICFAI National College, Varanasi, India
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I.A. JavedDepartment of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
,
S. TripathiDepartment of Statistics, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
&
Rajeev PandeyDepartment of Statistics, Kumaun University Campus, Almora, India
Pages 213-242 | Published online: 14 Aug 2013

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