Discussion and comments : strong versus weak significance tests and the role of meta-analytic procedures

Ernest Kwan; Michael Friendly

Journal de la société française de statistique (2004)

  • Volume: 145, Issue: 4, page 47-53
  • ISSN: 1962-5197

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Kwan, Ernest, and Friendly, Michael. "Discussion and comments : strong versus weak significance tests and the role of meta-analytic procedures." Journal de la société française de statistique 145.4 (2004): 47-53. <http://eudml.org/doc/198793>.

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