The New and Improved Two-Sample t Test

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Keselman, H J ^a   Othman, Abdul R ^b   Wilcox, Rand R ^c   Fradette, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1442351781     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01501008.x     Document Type: Article

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