“Statistics Anxiety” Among Sociology Majors: A First Diagnosis and Some Treatment Options

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Decesare, Michael ^a  

^a MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 36849063552     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: 1939862X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092055X0703500405     Document Type: Review

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