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     "# Measures of Dispersion\n",
-    "By Evgenia \"Jenny\" Nitishinskaya, Maxwell Margenot, and Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie.\n",
+    "By Evgenia \"Jenny\" Nitishinskaya, Maxwell Margenot, and Delaney Mackenzie.\n",
     "\n",
     "Part of the Quantopian Lecture Series:\n",
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     "In general do not assume that because something is true of your sample, it will remain true going forward."
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+   "source": [
+    "## References\n",
+    "* \"Quantitative Investment Analysis\", by DeFusco, McLeavey, Pinto, and Runkle"
+   ]
+  },
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