When is a compositional effect not a compositional effect?

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-232

  Hutchison, Dougal ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847417964     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-007-9094-2     Document Type: Article

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