Student Anxiety and Attitudes in Business Statistics

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-16

  Zanakis, Stelios H ^a   Valenzi, Enzo R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001887561     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832329709601608     Document Type: Article

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