Radiography
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e6 , February 2011

An introduction to inferential statistics: A review and practical guide

Received 29 May 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.12.006

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