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WILEY SERIES IN PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Established by WALTER A. SHEWHART and SAMUEL S. WILKS
Editors: David J. Balding, Noel A. C. Cressie, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Iain M.
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An Introduction
Timo Koski
Institutionen f¨or Matematik,
Kungliga Tekniska H¨ogskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
John M. Noble
Matematiska Institutionen,
Link¨opings Tekniska H¨ogskola,
Link¨opings universitet, Link¨oping, Sweden
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