--AN INTRODUCTION TO ORDER STATISTICS
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MOHAMMAD AHSANULLAH, VALERY B. NEVZOROV, MOHAMMAD SHAKIL
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An Introduction to Order Statistics Mohammad Ahsanulla Ahsanullah h Rider University, Department of Management Sciences, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA
Valery B. Nevzorov St. Petersburg State University, Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, 198904 St. Petersburg, Russia
Mohammad Shakil Miami Dade College (Hialeah Campus), Department of Mathematics, 1800 West 49th Street, Miami, FL 33012, USA
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