Understanding probabilities and re- considering traditional research training

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

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Author keywords

Capacity building; Political arithmetic; Significance testing; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344183252     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.776     Document Type: Review

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