Analyzing category clustering in free recall using an SPSS program

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 879-884

  Kazen, Joseph K ^b   Otani, Hajime ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031532141     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164497057005013     Document Type: Article

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