Multiple inference and gender differences in the effects of early intervention: A reevaluation of the Abecedarian, Perry Preschool, and Early Training Projects

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 484, 2008, Pages 1481-1495

  Anderson, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

False discovery rate; Familywise error rate; Multiple comparisons; Preschool; Program evaluation.

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249116345     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214508000000841     Document Type: Article

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