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The strategic purpose of a scientific work is to demonstrate a hypothesis proposed by the authors. The hypothesis arises from their own anecdotic observations or previous scientific works or from papers previously published by other authors. The primary requirement for a scientific study is an idea we want to verify by means of a series of facts. The facts could also be those which other authors have already described (e.g. meta-analysis — see Chapter 8). Hence, we can say that the only technology we absolutely need is the neuronal circuitry of our brains as evolved primates.
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(2009). Null Hypothesis, Statistical Significance and Power. In: Biostatistics for Radiologists. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1133-5_4
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