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The joint distribution for the sizes of the generations in a cascade process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

I. J. Good
Affiliation:
25 Scott HousePrincess Elizabeth WayCheltenham

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Research Notes
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1955

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