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. 2013 Dec 18;56(2):332–349. doi: 10.1002/bimj.201200245

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Inline graphic — Distribution of the 5 estimators' estimates for $Inline graphic$ from a three-stage 3:2:1 drop-the-losers design, given stage-wise variances $Inline graphic$ = $Inline graphic$ . Each distribution is based on 100,000 simulations.