Reducing False Alarms in the Detection of Human Influence on Data

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-158

  Rodriguez, Ricardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84990361366     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0401900202     Document Type: Review

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