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Statistical tests in experimental psychiatric research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

D. J. Hand
D. J. Hand*
Affiliation:
Biometrics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr D. J. Hand, Biometrics Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

It is pointed out that the subjects used in psychiatric research experiments are usually drawn in such a way as to invalidate many of the commonly applied statistical tests. The necessarily non-statistical component of any inference is noted, and the area where one might hope for an exact statistical inference is identified. A class of tests permitting such inferences is described. Their theoretical and practical advantages are outlined.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 1982 , pp. 415 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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