All evidence is equal: The flaw in statistical reasoning

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-77

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76749090600     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980903518928     Document Type: Article

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