In Praise of the Null Hypothesis Statistical Test

American Psychologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-24

  Hagen, Richard L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002812166     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.52.1.15     Document Type: Article

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