Effect size estimation: Methods and examples

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1039-1047

  Berben, Lut ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^b,c   Engberg, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Methodology; Statistical calculations

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NURSING RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863990680     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.015     Document Type: Note

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