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Limit theorems for samples from a finite population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Miloslav Jirina
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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Abstract

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Two theorems on limit distributions for sums of values sampled from a finite population without replacement are presented. The emphasis is on non-normal limit distributions.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

References

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