Statistical issues in the analysis of neuronal data

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-25

  Kass, Robert E ^a   Ventura, Valérie ^a   Brown, Emery N ^b,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEURONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21544439557     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00648.2004     Document Type: Review

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