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J. P. Dickenson, Some Statistical Aspects of Portfolio Analysis, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 23, No. 1, Statistical Investment Analysis and Accounting (Mar., 1974), pp. 5-16
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