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Statistical education in the 21st century: a review of challenges, teaching innovations and strategies for reform

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Statistical education in the 21st century: a review of challenges, teaching innovations and strategies for reform. / Tishkovskaya, Svetlana; Lancaster, Gillian.
In: Journal of Statistics Education, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2012.

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