“A statistically non-significant difference”: Do we have to change the rules or our way of thinking?

Document Type : Letter to editor

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1 Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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