Choosing reliable statistical software

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 681-687

  Altman, Micah ^b   McDonald, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 18044388348     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096501001093     Document Type: Article

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