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. 2000 Jun;38(6):2027-9.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.6.2027-2029.2000.

Discrepant analysis: how can we test a test?

A J McAdam¹

Affiliations

PMID: 10834948
PMCID: PMC86720
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.38.6.2027-2029.2000

Discrepant analysis: how can we test a test?

A J McAdam. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Jun.

. 2000 Jun;38(6):2027-9.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.6.2027-2029.2000.

Author

A J McAdam¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. ajmcadam@bics.bwh.harvard.edu

PMID: 10834948
PMCID: PMC86720
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.38.6.2027-2029.2000

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The effect of discrepant analysis on a hypothetical data set.

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Comment in

Discrepant analysis is an inappropriate and unscientific method.
Hadgu A. Hadgu A. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Nov;38(11):4301-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.11.4301-4302.2000. J Clin Microbiol. 2000. PMID: 11142698 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Discrepant analysis is still at large.
Sternberg M. Sternberg M. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Feb;39(2):826-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.826-827.2001. J Clin Microbiol. 2001. PMID: 11281122 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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