Residual tests in the analysis of planned contrasts: Problems and solutions

Psychological Methods

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 112-120

  Richter, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Planned contrasts; Residual variance; Theory driven research

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84938315818     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/met0000044     Document Type: Article

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