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Some Reflections On Significance Testing, Thomas R. Knapp
Some Reflections On Significance Testing, Thomas R. Knapp
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
This essay presents a variation on a theme from my article “The use of tests of statistical significance”, which appeared in the Spring, 1999, issue of Mid-Western Educational Researcher.
Two-Sided Equivalence Testing Of The Difference Between Two Means, R. Clifford Blair, Stephen R. Cole
Two-Sided Equivalence Testing Of The Difference Between Two Means, R. Clifford Blair, Stephen R. Cole
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Studies designed to examine the equivalence of treatments are increasingly common in social and biomedical research. Herein, we outline the rationale and some nuances underlying equivalence testing of the difference between two means. Specifically, we note the odd relation between tests of hypothesis and confidence intervals in the equivalence setting.