Beyond the P - III: Possible insignificance of the nonsignificant P value

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2425-2426

  Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a,b  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NC 205 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 7044272336     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.083     Document Type: Article

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