A longitudinal study of student understanding of chance and data

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 40-55

  Watson, Jane M ^a   Kelly, Ben A ^a   Izard, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77954687476     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217435     Document Type: Article

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