Misconceptions about sample size, statistical significance, and treatment effect

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 627-631

  Wilkerson, Matt ^a   Olson, Mary R ^a  

^a GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347419768     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223989709603844     Document Type: Article

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