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Comparison of Means of Two Lognormal Distributions Based on Samples with Multiple Detection Limits

K. KrishnamoorthyDepartment of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
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Thomas MathewDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MarylandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhao XuDepartment of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
Pages 538-546 | Published online: 27 Jun 2014

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