The t-test p value and its relationship to the effect size and P(X >Y)

American Statistician

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-33

  Browne, Richard H ^a,b  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence limits; Noncentral t; Noncentrality parameter; Odds

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649089651     PISSN: 00031305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/tast.2010.08261     Document Type: Article

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