Secondary Data Analysis: An Important Tool for Addressing Developmental Questions

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-18

  Greenhoot, Andrea Follmer ^a   Dowsett, Chantelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAMPLING; SCIENTIST; SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857281872     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2012.646613     Document Type: Article

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