Dealing with assumptions underlying statistical tests

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-502

  Wells, Craig S ^a   Hintze, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 34250879037     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20241     Document Type: Article

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