Interpreting the standardized difference.

D Tritchler

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Interpreting the standardized difference.

D Tritchler

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An interpretation of the standardized difference is given which assists in judging the importance of such a difference. This is useful for designing two sample studies when information on mean difference or standard deviation is unavailable.

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