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Efron, Bradley, Morris, Carl·1977·Scientific American

DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican0577-119

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Authors: Efron, B., & Morris, C.
Venue: Scientific American
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1977-05
Volume: 236
Issue: 5
Pages: 119-127
ISSN: 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0577-119
OpenAlex: W1991769471
Cited by: 739
References: 0
FWCI: 9.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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