Participation rates and maximal performance: A Log-Linear Explanation for Group Differences, Such as Russian and Male Dominance in Chess

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-51

  Charness, Neil ^a   Gerchak, Yigal ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 1542577128     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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