Problems Arising in the Analysis of a Series of Similar Experiments

Cochran, W. G.·1937·Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology

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Authors: Cochran, W. G.
Venue: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 1937-01-01
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 102-118
ISSN: 1369-7412 (ISSN-L)
1467-9868
DOI: 10.2307/2984123
OpenAlex: W2802898185
Cited by: 448
References: 0
FWCI: 1.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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