The influence of base rates on correlations: An evaluation of proposed alternative effect sizes with real-world data

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Behavior Research Methods

• Publication date

  2016-09-01

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  Mathematics, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.3758/s13428-015-0627-7PMID 26182856
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