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. 2013 Aug;42(4):1014-5.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt101.

Commentary: On representativeness

J Mark Elwood¹

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¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Tamaki Innovation Campus, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. mark.elwood@auckland.ac.nz.

PMID: 24062288
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt101

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Commentary: On representativeness

J Mark Elwood. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;42(4):1014-5.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt101.

Author

J Mark Elwood¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Tamaki Innovation Campus, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. mark.elwood@auckland.ac.nz.

PMID: 24062288
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt101

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Rebuttal: When it comes to scientific inference, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Rothman KJ, Gallacher JE, Hatch EE. Rothman KJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;42(4):1026-8. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt124. Int J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24062292 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Why representativeness should be avoided.
Rothman KJ, Gallacher JE, Hatch EE. Rothman KJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;42(4):1012-4. doi: 10.1093/ije/dys223. Int J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24062287 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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