8: Non-parametric methods for continuous or ordered data

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-311

  Carlin, J B ^a,b   Doyle, L W ^b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TWINS;

EID: 0038130791     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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