How to statistically show the absence of an effect

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-127

  Quertemont, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 80051730224     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-51-2-109     Document Type: Article

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