Statistical testing alone and estimation plus testing: Reporting study outcomes in biomedical journals

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2327-2331

  Janosky, Janine E ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52749090819     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2008.01.101     Document Type: Article

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