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Behrens-Fisher Test

In: Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics
Edited by: Neil J. Salkind

A common question in statistics involves testing for the equality of two population means, μ1 and μ2, based on independent samples. In many applications, it is reasonable to assume that the population variances, ...

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  Salkind, N. J. (2007). Behrens-fisher test. In Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics (pp. 85-85). Sage Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952644.n51
  
  Salkind, Neil J. "Behrens-Fisher Test." In Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, edited by Salkind, Neil J., 85. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2007. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952644.n51.
  
  Salkind, N. J. 2007. Behrens-Fisher Test. In: Neil J. Salkind Editor, 2007. Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. pp. 85 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952644.n51> [Accessed 28 Jun 2022].
  
  Salkind, Neil J. "Behrens-Fisher Test." Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics. Edited by Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 85. SAGE Research Methods. 28 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952644.n51.
  
  Salkind, Neil J. (2007). Behrens-fisher test In:Behrens-Fisher Test Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.; 2007:85-85. doi:10.4135/9781412952644.n51
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