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A characterization of the normal distribution based on the sample mean and the residual vector

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Ahmad, R. A characterization of the normal distribution based on the sample mean and the residual vector. Trabajos de Estadistica Y de Investigacion Operativa 29, 77–80 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888676

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