Statistical review: Frequently given comments

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 323-325

  Lydersen, Stian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; YATES CONTINUITY CORRECTION; PUBLICATION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84921488806     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206186     Document Type: Review

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