Determinants of degree performance in UK universities: A statistical analysis of the 1993 student cohort

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-60

  Smith, Jeremy ^a   Naylor, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035589801     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00208     Document Type: Article

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