Affirmative Action, Duality of Error, and the Consequences of Mispredicting the Academic Performance of African American College Applicants

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-77

  Mumpower, Jeryl L ^a   Nath, Radhika ^a   Stewart, Thomas R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0141942184     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.1040     Document Type: Review

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