What's wrong with Bonferroni adjustments

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T V Perneger. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Apr 18;316(7139):1236-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7139.1236.

¹ Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. perneger@cmu.unige.ch

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Other method for adjustment of multiple testing exists.
Aickin M. Aickin M. BMJ. 1999 Jan 9;318(7176):127-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.127a. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 9880302 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Multiple test procedures other than Bonferroni's deserve wider use.
Bender R, Lange S. Bender R, et al. BMJ. 1999 Feb 27;318(7183):600-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7183.600a. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10037651 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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