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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

    William E. Feinberg

  2. Great American Insurance Company, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

    Joseph R. Trotta

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Feinberg, W.E., Trotta, J.R. Measures of system properties and ratio correlation. Qual Quant 19, 245–263 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00170997

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