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R. N. Curnow, E. Sharpe, 179. Note: The Analysis of Covariance as a Means of Reducing Standard Errors in Certain Experiments Involving Sequences of Treatments, Biometrics, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep., 1962), pp. 410-413
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