Misuse of power: in defence of small-scale science.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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Who cites it

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Corrections and comments

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  Confidence and precision increase with high statistical power.2013
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  Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience.2013

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