The importance of an effect: Simple methodology for determining and evaluating the "effect size";L'importance d'un effet: Méthodologie simple de détermination et d'évaluation de « l'effect size »

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Effect size; Statistical evaluation; Test of significance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960595973     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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