Count data in psychological applied research

Psychological Reports

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 821-835

  Vives, Jaume ^a,c   Losilla, Josep Maria ^a   Rodrigo, María Florencia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Facultat de Psicologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED;

EID: 33748849282     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.98.3.821-835     Document Type: Article

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