Gender balance, representativeness, and statistical power in sexuality research using undergraduate student samples

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-327

  Dickinson, Emily R ^a   Adelson, Jill L ^a   Owen, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STUDENT;

GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 84859000979     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9887-1     Document Type: Editorial

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