Human performance and physiology: A statistical power analysis of ELF electromagnetic field research

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 274-278

  Whittington, Craig J ^a   Podd, John V ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpha level; Effect size; Power survey; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ALFA LEVELS; EFFECT SIZE; ELF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY; POWER; POWER ANALYSIS; POWER SURVEY; SAMPLE SIZES; STATISTICAL POWER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030345730     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:4<274::aid-bem3>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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