The Fisher-Pitman permutation test: An attractive alternative to the F test

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 495-502

  Berry, Kenneth J ^a   Mielke Jr , Paul W ^b   Mielke, Howard W ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

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ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0036546528     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.495     Document Type: Article

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