Our statistical intuitions may be misleading us: Why we need robust statistics

Language Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 460-474

  Larson Hall, Jenifer ^a  

^a KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84865524066     PISSN: 02614448     EISSN: 14753049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0261444811000127     Document Type: Article

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