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Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods Volume 45, 2016 - Issue 7
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The McDonald half-logistic distribution: Theory and practice

José OliveiraDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jéssica SantosDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Cleber XavierDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Daniele TrindadeDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Gauss M. CordeiroDepartamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
Pages 2005-2022 | Received 16 Feb 2013, Accepted 03 Dec 2013, Published online: 15 Mar 2016

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