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Formulas are given for computing the ratio of quadratic forms in normal variables. The doubly noncentral F-distribution function is computed.
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Translated from Statisticheskie Metody Otsenivaniya i Proverki Gipotez, pp. 123–128, 1986.
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Dugina, T.N., Martynov, G.V. Computing the distribution function of the ratio of quadratic forms in normal variables. J Math Sci 53, 628–631 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095373
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095373