Balancing type I and type II error: Response to Gorman 2008

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1753-1754

  Graham, Kathryn ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; LETTER; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 51249102085     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02347.x     Document Type: Letter

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