Reporting missing data: A study of selected articles published from 2003-2007

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1393-1406

  Rousseau, Michel ^a   Simon, Marielle ^a   Bertrand, Richard ^a   Hachey, Krystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Article review; Educational research; Missing data; Operational guidelines; Quantitative research; Reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863549891     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-011-9452-y     Document Type: Article

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