A Single-Sample Multiple Decision Procedure for Ranking Means of Normal Populations with known Variances

DOI10.1214/aoms/1177728845zbMath0055.13003OpenAlexW2052514130WikidataQ100596263 ScholiaQ100596263MaRDI QIDQ5826112

Publication date: 1954

Published in: The Annals of Mathematical Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177728845

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