What are value-added models estimating and what does this imply for statistical practice?

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-137

  Raudenbush, Stephen W ^a,d,e   Ballou, Dale ^b   Carter, Randy L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d School of Education   (United States)

^e Survey Research Center   (United States)

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EID: 2942672863     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986029001121     Document Type: Review

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