The unequal variance t-test is an underused alternative to Student's t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test

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Ruxton, GD [1 ]
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[1] Univ Glasgow, Div Environm & Evolutionary Biol, Inst Biomed & Life Sci, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
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10.1093/beheco/ark016
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B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
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