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The Loss Function Has Been Mislaid: The Rhetoric of Significance Tests

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McCloskey, Donald N

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Article provided by American Economic Association in its journal American Economic Review.

Volume (Year): 75 (1985)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 201-05
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