Statistical analysis of histopathological endpoints

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1108-1116

  Green, John W ^a   Springer, Timothy A ^b   Saulnier, Amy N ^c   Swintek, Joe ^d  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b Wildlife International   (United States)

^c The Franklin Company   (United States)

^d EMR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Histopathology; Overdispersion; Severity score; Step down trend test

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FISH; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ECO-TOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; OVERDISPERSION; SEVERITY SCORE; TREND TESTS;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOPHILIA; BASOPHILIA SEVERITY SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORYZIAS LATIPES; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANK SUM TEST; RAO SCOTT COCHRAN ARMITAGE BY SLICES; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD COCHRAN ARMITAGE BY SLICES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; OVERDISPERSION; SEVERITY SCORE; STEP-DOWN TREND TEST;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FEMALE; FISHES; LIVER; MALE; ORYZIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84899109054     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2530     Document Type: Article

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