A Test by Any Other Name: P Values, Bayes Factors, and Statistical Inference
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عنوان ژورنال: Multivariate Behavioral Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0027-3171,1532-7906
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2015.1099032