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When a Statistician Omits Data Contrary to Her Findings in a Study

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When a statistician omits data contrary to her findings in a study, she is justified as long as the sample supports her objective.


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The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, including societal roles and identity.

Years

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A statistical measure that helps determine the significance of results, quantifying the probability of observing the data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis is true.

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