On contemporaneous controls, unlikely outcomes, boxes and replacing the 'Student': Good statistical practice in pharmacology, problem 3

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-803

  Lew, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian logic; Box and whisker plots; Combined controls; Historical controls; Permutations tests; Unlikely outcomes

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; PHARMACOLOGY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 57349172940     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.350     Document Type: Review

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