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Asymptotic efficiency of independence tests based on Gini's rank association coefficient, Spearman's footrule and their generalizations. / Conti, Pier Luigi; Nikitin, Yakov.

In: Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, Vol. 28, No. 2, 01.12.1999, p. 453-465.

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Conti, PL & Nikitin, Y 1999, 'Asymptotic efficiency of independence tests based on Gini's rank association coefficient, Spearman's footrule and their generalizations', Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 453-465.

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Conti, P. L., & Nikitin, Y. (1999). Asymptotic efficiency of independence tests based on Gini's rank association coefficient, Spearman's footrule and their generalizations. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 28(2), 453-465.

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Conti PL, Nikitin Y. Asymptotic efficiency of independence tests based on Gini's rank association coefficient, Spearman's footrule and their generalizations. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods. 1999 Dec 1;28(2):453-465.

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Conti, Pier Luigi ; Nikitin, Yakov. / Asymptotic efficiency of independence tests based on Gini's rank association coefficient, Spearman's footrule and their generalizations. In: Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods. 1999 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 453-465.

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