The null hypothesis significance test in health sciences research (1995-2006): statistical analysis and interpretation
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The null hypothesis significance test in health sciences research (1995-2006): statistical analysis and interpretation
BACKGROUND The null hypothesis significance test (NHST) is the most frequently used statistical method, although its inferential validity has been widely criticized since its introduction. In 1988, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) warned against sole reliance on NHST to substantiate study conclusions and suggested supplementary use of confidence intervals (CI). Our...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Research Methodology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-44