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Sequential Analysis
Design Methods and Applications
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Applications of Sequentially Estimating the Mean in a Normal Distribution Having Equal Mean and Variance

Nitis Mukhopadhyay Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, UBox 4120, Storrs, CT, 06269-4120, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Greg Cicconetti Department of Mathematical Sciences, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Pages 625-665 | Received 01 Aug 2003, Accepted 01 Mar 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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