Editorial

The importance of reporting the effect size in quantitative studies

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v8i1.4486
Keywords
effect size; quantitative studies

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Nikpeyma N, Maroufizadeh S, Esmaeili M. The importance of reporting the effect size in quantitative studies. NPT. 2020;8(1):4-6.