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Statistical Models and Methods Article

Estimation of the Upper Confidence Limit on the Mean of Datasets with Count-Based Concentration Values

William Brattin SRC, Inc., Denver, CO, USA
,
Timothy Barry U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Washington, DC, USA
&
Stiven Foster U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 435-455 | Received 01 Nov 2010, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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