Conceptual variation and coordination in probability reasoning

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-261

  Nilsson, Per ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compound random encounters; Context; Contextualization; Coordination; Focal event; Probability reasoning; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73749083991     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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