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A Novel Approach for Blind Estimation of Reverberation Time using Rayleigh Distribution Model

Keywords: Gamma Distribution, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Reverberation Time, Reverberant Signal Analysis.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 35 ,  Issue 4

AMAD   HAMZA , TARIQULLAH JAN   , AMJAD ALI   ,

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