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Original Articles

Fréchet and Inverse Gamma Distributions: Correct Selection and Minimum Sample Size to Discriminate Them

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Pages 73-87 | Received 22 Aug 2013, Accepted 05 Feb 2014, Published online: 07 Jul 2014

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