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How the Maximal Evidence of P-Values Against Point Null Hypotheses Depends on Sample Size

Leonhard HeldDepartment of Biostatistics Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Manuela OttDepartment of Biostatistics Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pages 335-341 | Received 01 Apr 2015, Published online: 21 Nov 2016

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