Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , March 2010

The Importance of Attending to Underlying Statistical Assumptions

  • Hongwei Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
    • ,
  • Schuyler W. Huck, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Schuyler W. Huck, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, CC446 Claxton Complex, Knoxville, TN 37996-3452.
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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2009.12.005

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , March 2010

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