p value fetishism and use of the Bonferroni adjustment

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 34-35

  Morgan, John F ^a  

^a SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL;

EID: 34249734829     PISSN: 13620347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.10.2.34     Document Type: Short Survey

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