The enduring evolution of the P value

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 315, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1113-1115

  Kyriacou, Demetrios N ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CLINICAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; PROBABILITY;

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EID: 84962529612     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.2152     Document Type: Editorial

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