Attributes of exemplary research manuscripts employing quantitative analyses

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 461-477

  Smart, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied Research; Effect Size; Measurement; Methodology; Scholarly Research; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444427691     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-2970-5     Document Type: Review

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