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Original Articles

Optimal sample size planning for the Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney and van Elteren tests under cost constraints

Pages 2153-2164 | Received 11 Jun 2011, Accepted 09 Jun 2012, Published online: 04 Jul 2012

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