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Benjamin Djulbegovic1, Iztok Hozo2

  • 1Hematology Stewardship Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. djulbegov@musc.edu.

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这本书提出了值模型来解决索里特斯悖论. 它探讨了持续的科学证据如何为分类决策提供信息.

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Expected Frequencies in Goodness-of-Fit Tests01:19

Expected Frequencies in Goodness-of-Fit Tests

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Quantifying and Rejecting Outliers: The Grubbs Test01:02

Quantifying and Rejecting Outliers: The Grubbs Test

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Hypothesis: Accept or Fail to Reject?01:17

Hypothesis: Accept or Fail to Reject?

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