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Statistical Decision Theory

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Most statisticians are accustomed to concluding the formal part of their analysis by one or several estimates.

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  1. SNTL and Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Nicholas T. Longford

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Longford, N.T. (2013). Introduction. In: Statistical Decision Theory. SpringerBriefs in Statistics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40433-7_1

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