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Relevance of the type III error in epidemiological maps

BACKGROUND: A type III error arises from a two-sided test, when one side is erroneously favoured although the true effect actually resides on the other side. The relevance of this grave error in decision-making is studied for epidemiological maps. RESULTS: Theoretical considerations confirm that a t...

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Autores principales: Heinzl, Harald, Waldhoer, Thomas
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/PMC3492026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-11-34