Disengaging from statistical significance

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 443-444

  Rothman, Kenneth J ^a  

^a RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 84975706666     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-016-0158-2     Document Type: Article

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