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The “microscopic” techniques in biological rhythm research which are used to estimate period, phase, and amplitude of physiological and psychological functions on the basis of sinusoidal approximations are criticized. It is suggested that one confine oneself to hypothesis testing and evaluation of the data with the “naked eye.”
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PÖppel, E. Parameter estimation or hypothesis testing in the statistical analysis of biological rhythms?. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 6, 511–512 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337553
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