Investigating the development of data evaluation: The role of data characteristics

Child Development

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1032-1048

  Masnick, Amy M ^a   Morris, Bradley J ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47249112572     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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