Charles Stein and invariance: Beginning with the Hunt–Stein theorem
- Award ID(s):
- 1916245
- PAR ID:
- 10314994
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Annals of Statistics
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0090-5364
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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