Lord's paradox re‐examined

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-55

  Lund, Thorleif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0037850102     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031383990430103     Document Type: Article

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