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Extreme value analysis of a large designed experiment : a case study in bulk carrier safety. / Heffernan, Janet E.; Tawn, Jonathan A.
In: Extremes, Vol. 4, No. 4, 12.2001, p. 359-378.

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Heffernan, JE & Tawn, JA 2001, 'Extreme value analysis of a large designed experiment : a case study in bulk carrier safety.', Extremes, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 359-378. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016544112941

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Heffernan, J. E., & Tawn, J. A. (2001). Extreme value analysis of a large designed experiment : a case study in bulk carrier safety. Extremes, 4(4), 359-378. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016544112941

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Heffernan JE, Tawn JA. Extreme value analysis of a large designed experiment : a case study in bulk carrier safety. Extremes. 2001 Dec;4(4):359-378. doi: 10.1023/A:1016544112941

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Heffernan, Janet E. ; Tawn, Jonathan A. / Extreme value analysis of a large designed experiment : a case study in bulk carrier safety. In: Extremes. 2001 ; Vol. 4, No. 4. pp. 359-378.

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