Analyzing Group Data in MIS Research: Including the Effect of the Group

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-94

  Walczuch, Rita M ^a,b   Watson, Richard T ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GDSS; Group effect; Hierarchical aNOVA; Research methodology; Statistical analysis of group data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035589067     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008765029795     Document Type: Article

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