Robust confidence intervals for effect size in the two-group case

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-371

  Keselman, H J ^a,c   Algina, James ^b,c   Fradette, Katherine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size statistics; Nonnormality; Robust Intervals; Symmetric and asymmetric trimmed means

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544443263     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: 15389472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1130803320     Document Type: Review

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