On bias and precision in meta-analysis: the error in the error

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1919-1921

  Hansen, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIAS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84991821739     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12947     Document Type: Note

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