First among others? Cohen's d vs. Alternative standardized mean group difference measures

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Cahan, Sorel ^a   Gamliel, Eyal ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

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