Examining and reporting the status of statistical assumptions in neuropsychological research: A misbegotten ethical obligation?
The ethical responsibilities within clinical practice are ubiquitous. Yet, several aspects comprising the clinical neuropsychologist's role, although carrying equal ethical 'weight, ' may be relegated to a lesser value and are considered irregularly. This paper is of the position that statistical as...
| Publicado en: | NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 275 - 279 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2013
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