T-tests, non-parametric tests, and large studiesa paradox of statistical practice?

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fagerland, Morten W ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Non parametric test; Sample size; Statistical practice; T test; Welch test; Wilcoxon Mann Whitney test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84862181593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-78     Document Type: Article

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