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On a life test distribution with stochastic deviations in the mean

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  1. S. K. Bhattacharya
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  2. M. S. Holla
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Bhattacharya, S.K., Holla, M.S. On a life test distribution with stochastic deviations in the mean. Ann Inst Stat Math 17, 97–104 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868159

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