The use and misuse of the coefficient of variation in organizational demography research

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-491

  Sørensen, Jesper B ^a  

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EID: 0036243943     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124102030004001     Document Type: Article

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