Lack of statistical significance

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Kehle, Thomas J ^a,c   Bray, Melissa A ^a   Chafouleas, Sandra M ^a   Kawano, Takuji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34347272327     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20233     Document Type: Article

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