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Bootstrap simulations to estimate relationships between Type I error, power, effect size, and appropriate sample numbers for bioassessments of aquatic ecosystems

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Pages 1484-1503 | Received 29 Apr 2020, Accepted 10 Aug 2020, Published online: 20 Aug 2020

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