Know when your numbers are significant

被引:97
作者
Vaux, David L. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Walter & Eliza Hall Inst Med Res, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
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D O I
10.1038/492180a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Experimental biologists, their reviewers and their publishers must grasp basic statistics, urges David L. Vaux, or sloppy science will continue to grow.
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页码:180 / 181
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