The Precision of Data Obtained in Large-Scale Science Assessments: An Investigation of Bootstrapping and Half-Sample Replication Methods

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 697-704

  Welch, Wayne W ^a   Huffman, Douglas ^a   Lawrenz, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0347172150     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199808)35:6<697::AID-TEA6>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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