Measurement of evidence and evidence of measurement

Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Vieland, Veronica J ^a   Hodge, Susan E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; statistical evidence; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HYPOTHESIS; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79961230222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15446115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1544-6115.1682     Document Type: Article

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