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A multivariate rank test for comparing mass size distributions

F. Lombard Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. J. Potgieter Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, Texas A&M University, TX, USA; Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 851-865 | Received 29 Apr 2011, Accepted 09 Sep 2011, Published online: 17 Oct 2011

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