Computer-aided statistical instruction-multi-mediocre techno-trash?

International Statistical Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-354

  Schwarz, Carl J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Virtual experiments; Virtual surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849010883     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2007.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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