Statistical inference in behavior analysis: Some things significance testing does and does not do

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-92

  Branch, Marc N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0033236299     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03391984     Document Type: Article

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