Human Performance Reading Statistical Maps

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-16

  Hastie, Reid ^a   Hammerle, Oliver ^a   Kerwin, Jeffrey ^b   Croner, Charles M ^b   Hermann, Douglas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 0040674503     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.2.1.3     Document Type: Article

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