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Editorial
. 2016 Nov;31(11):2406-2410.
doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew192. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

P-values and reproductive health: what can clinical researchers learn from the American Statistical Association?

L V Farland  1   2 , K F Correia  3 , L A Wise  4   5 , P L Williams  6   3 , E S Ginsburg  2 , S A Missmer  6   2   7
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Editorial

P-values and reproductive health: what can clinical researchers learn from the American Statistical Association?

L V Farland et al. Hum Reprod. 2016 Nov.
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Keywords: P-values; biostatistics; confidence interval; data interpretation; statistical significance.

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