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On distribution-free goodness-of-fit testing of exponentiality

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  • Haywood, John & Khmaladze, Estate, 2008. "On distribution-free goodness-of-fit testing of exponentiality," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 143(1), pages 5-18, March.
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