Autocorrelation effects on least-squares intervention analysis of short time series

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 767-786

  Huitema, Bradley E ^a   McKean, Joseph W ^b   McKnight, Scott ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033243057     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131649921970134     Document Type: Article

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