Issues in the application of the average reference: Review, critiques, and recommendations

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-43

  Dien, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002522436     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03209414     Document Type: Article

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