BIAZA statistics guidelines: Toward a common application of statistical tests for zoo research

Zoo Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 226-233

  Plowman, Amy B ^a  

^a Living Coasts and Newquay Zoo)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G tests; Nonparametric; Randomization tests; Single case; Small N

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249087301     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20184     Document Type: Article

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