False positive rates encountered in the detection of changes in periodontal attachment level
This thesis demonstrates that the assumption of normality used by Goodson results in the underestimation of the type I error rate of the tolerance method by a factor of 10. This underestimation is due to the positive kurtosis demonstrated in the distribution of replicate differences. Therefore, the...
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VCU Scholars Compass
1987
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4684 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5753&context=etd |