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Roger Bacon, Opus Majus.
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Above all: Think!
The title here is a heading from the first chapter of a fairly extensive book on behavioral science research: Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach by Elazar J. Pedhazur, Liora Pedhazur Schmelkin (1991, Lawrence Erlbaum). Here’s the quote: To … Continue reading
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Tagged data interpretation, research conclusions, research methods, research reports
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