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Shaked, Moshe, J. George Shanthikumar
Publication date: 13 July 1994
60E05: Probability distributions: general theory
62-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistics
62E10: Characterization and structure theory of statistical distributions
62N05: Reliability and life testing
60-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to probability theory
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