What is multi-level modelling for? A critical response to gorard (2003)

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 408-419

  Plewis, Ian ^a   Fielding, Antony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344584415     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-8527.2003.00246.x     Document Type: Review

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