Comparison of Averages Through Statistical Models: An Application in Dental Medicine.

The comparisons of means from biological data require the selection of the right fited model to obtain results compatible with phenomena under study. This work presents an application of comparison of means through statistical models. The authors concluded that in this case the best model was the lognormal, considering the values of AIC, SE, log-likelihood and biological relevance of model coefficients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]