The cult of statistical significance and other obstacles in the way of meaninful statistics;Das Signifikanztest-Ritual und andere Sackgassen des Fortschritts in der Statistik

AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-308

  Krämer, Walter ^a  

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Author keywords

Statistical significance; Teaching of statistics

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EID: 84857647977     PISSN: 18638155     EISSN: 18638163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11943-012-0110-1     Document Type: Article

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