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t-tests, non-parametric tests, and large studies—a paradox of statistical practice?

BACKGROUND: During the last 30 years, the median sample size of research studies published in high-impact medical journals has increased manyfold, while the use of non-parametric tests has increased at the expense of t-tests. This paper explores this paradoxical practice and illustrates its conseque...

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Autor principal: Fagerland, Morten W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22697476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-78