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. 1995 Feb 4;310(6975):298.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.310.6975.298.

Statistics notes: the normal distribution

D G Altman¹, J M Bland

Affiliations

PMID: 7866172
PMCID: PMC2548695
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6975.298

Statistics notes: the normal distribution

D G Altman et al. BMJ. 1995.

. 1995 Feb 4;310(6975):298.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.310.6975.298.

Authors

D G Altman¹, J M Bland

Affiliation

¹ Medical Statistics Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London.

PMID: 7866172
PMCID: PMC2548695
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6975.298

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