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Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods Volume 33, 2004 - Issue 9
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A Simple and More Efficient New Approach to Life Testing

Ibrahim A. Ahmad Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA; Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816-2370, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2199-2215 | Published online: 15 Feb 2007

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