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Review
. 2014 Dec;45(12):e244-6.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006138. Epub 2014 Nov 6.

Some common misperceptions about P values

Yuko Y Palesch  1
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Review

Some common misperceptions about P values

Yuko Y Palesch. Stroke. 2014 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: statistical data interpretation.

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