Student Quantitative Literacy: Importance, Measurement, and Correlation with Economic Literacy

American Economist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-65

  Schuhmann, Peter W ^a   McGoldrick, KimMarie ^a   Burrus, Robert T ^a  

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EID: 77950906755     PISSN: 05694345     EISSN: 23281235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/056943450504900104     Document Type: Article

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