P-values and confidence intervals: Two sides of the same unsatisfactory coin

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-360

  Feinstein, A R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031970663     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00295-3     Document Type: Article

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