The P values and the confidence intervals: Which to trust?;Los valores P y los intervalos de confianza: ¿En qué confiar?

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 293-296

  Clark, María Luisa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDITORIAL; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3042761421     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892004000500001     Document Type: Editorial

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