Tests of statistical significance in three biomedical journals: A critical review;Las pruebas de significación estadística en tres revistas biomédicas: Una revisión crítica

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

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 300-306

  Sarria Castro, Madelaine ^a   Silva Ayçaguer, Luis Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HYPOTHESIS; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3042847444     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892004000500003     Document Type: Review

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