Analysis of variance is easily misapplied in the analysis of randomized trials: A critique and discussion of alternative statistical approaches

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 652-655

  Vickers, Andrew J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Randomized controlled trials; Statistical interpretation of data

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 22744451321     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000172624.52957.a8     Document Type: Article

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