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Statistical Procedures for Assessing the Need for an Affirmative Action Plan: A Reanalysis of Shea v. Kerry

Qing PanDepartment of Statistics, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Correspondence[email protected]
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Weiwen MiaoDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Haverford University, Philadelphia, PA
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Joseph L. GastwirthDepartment of Statistics, George Washington University, Washington, DC;
Pages 1-8 | Received 13 Aug 2018, Accepted 08 Nov 2019, Published online: 18 Dec 2019

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