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Fabio N Demarqui1, Rosangela H Loschi, Enrico A Colosimo

  • 1Departamento de Estatistica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6.627, Pampulha, 31270-010, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

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