Reframing validity in research and evaluation: A multidimensional, systematic model of valid inference

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-67

  Julnes, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

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EID: 84859508447     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.365     Document Type: Article

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