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- ↑ Dr. Linda J. Young: Chief Mathematical Statistician and Director of Research and Development, National Agricultural Statistics Service , retrieved 2017-10-10
- 1 2 3 4 Curriculum vitae (PDF), University of Florida, retrieved 2017-10-10
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