A common misconception about p-values and its consequences

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 505-507

  Ranstam, Jonas ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^c Box 746 ^*  (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029851725     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679608996677     Document Type: Article

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