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Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences
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This is the revision of the classic text in the field, adding two new chapters and thoroughly updating all others as discussed by the authors, and the original structure is retained, and the book continues to serve as a combined text/reference.Abstract:
This is the revision of the classic text in the field, adding two new chapters and thoroughly updating all others. The original structure is retained, and the book continues to serve as a combined text/reference.read more
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When choice is demotivating: Can one desire too much of a good thing?
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Goals: An approach to motivation and achievement.
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The Proposition Bank: An Annotated Corpus of Semantic Roles
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Competition, Disturbance, and Community Organization: The Provision and Subsequent Utilization of Space in a Rocky Intertidal Community
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Assessing agreement on classification tasks: the kappa statistic
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