Student performance in business and economics statistics: Does exam structure matter?

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 229-241

  Krieg, Randall G ^a   Uyar, Bulent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33746636543     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02744525     Document Type: Article

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