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Important Statistical Terms

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Measures of central tendency and variability are commonly encountered in clinical practice and research. It is important to understand these measures and what they mean in order to guide our clinical practice.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Abd-Elsayed, A. (2019). Important Statistical Terms. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_16

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