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This research was partially supported by the Sakkokai Foundation.
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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02853377.
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Hirano, K. Estimation procedures based on preliminary test, shrinkage technique and information criterion. Ann Inst Stat Math 29, 21–34 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532771
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