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Statistical Decision Techniques

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The beginner should on first reading confine himself to sections indicated by an arrow ▸, paying particular attention to the examples, disregarding for the time being whatever he finds difficult to grasp, the remarks, the fine print, and the bibliography.

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Sachs, L. (1982). Statistical Decision Techniques. In: Applied Statistics. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0123-3_4

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