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Wolfgang Wiedermann  and
Alexander von Eye
Wolfgang Wiedermann
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Alexander von Eye
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Michigan State University
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  • Wolfgang Wiedermann, University of Missouri, Columbia, Alexander von Eye, Michigan State University
  • Book: Direction Dependence Analysis
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  • Book: Direction Dependence Analysis
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009381437.013
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