The fifth edition of the APA Publication Manual: Why its statistics recommendations are so controversial

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 749-770

  Fidler, Fiona ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0036382805     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001316402236876     Document Type: Review

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