Comparing the persuasiveness of narrative and statistical evidence using meta-analysis

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-131

  Allen, Mike ^a   Preiss, Raymond W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

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EID: 85064775924     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099709388654     Document Type: Article

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