The central limit theorem: the remarkable theory that explains all of statistics

David Sidebotham^{1

2}, C Jake Barlow³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.

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David Sidebotham et al. Anaesthesia. 2024 Oct.

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. 2024 Oct;79(10):1117-1121.

doi: 10.1111/anae.16420. Epub 2024 Sep 10.

David Sidebotham^{1

2}, C Jake Barlow³

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.

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