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Introduction to Problems & Techniques

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Tools for Statistical Inference

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We consider four examples as motivation.

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  1. Department of Biostatistics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA

    Martin A. Tanner

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Tanner, M.A. (1991). Introduction to Problems & Techniques. In: Tools for Statistical Inference. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 67. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0510-1_1

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