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A Note on the Ratio of Two Normally Distributed Variables

Jack Hayya
Jack Hayya
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Donald Armstrong
Donald Armstrong
Bechtel Power Corporation, Houston, Texas
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Nicolas Gressis
Nicolas Gressis
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Jack Hayya

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

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Donald Armstrong

Bechtel Power Corporation, Houston, Texas

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Nicolas Gressis

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Published Online:1 Jul 1975https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.21.11.1338

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