Using z-scores to evaluate accounting students: A test of Weinstein's suggestion

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 407-415

  Webber, Sally A ^a   Clinton, B Douglas ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Grading; Standardization; Z scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041423913     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-5751(99)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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