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Review
. 2006 May 27;332(7552):1256-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7552.1256.

The simplest statistical test: how to check for a difference between treatments

Stuart J Pocock  1
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Review

The simplest statistical test: how to check for a difference between treatments

Stuart J Pocock. BMJ. .
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How to perform the simplest statistical test of significance
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