Approximate confidence intervals for standardized effect sizes in the two-independent and two-dependent samples design

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-60

  Viechtbauer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Confidence intervals; Effect size; Standardized mean difference; Two dependent samples design; Two independent samples design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147204765     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998606298034     Document Type: Article

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