Common biostatistical errors in medical studies;Häufige Fehler in der biostatistik medizinischer studien

Praxis

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 218-224

  Zaugg, Ch E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Errors; Normal distribution; Power; Sample size

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD;

BIOMETRY; HUMANS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0038193478     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0369-8394.92.6.218     Document Type: Review

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