The lay public’s misinterpretation of the meaning of ‘significant’: A call for simple yet significant changes in scientific reporting

Journal of Research Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tromovitch, Philip ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication; Research reporting; Scientific writing; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937458942     PISSN: 1712851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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