Statistical Significance in the New Tom and the Old Tom: A Reply to Thomas Mayer
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Keywords
Significance test; economic significance; t test; oomph;All these keywords.
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- C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
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