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Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important

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Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important. / Doebler, Stefanie.
In: Radical Statistics, Vol. 136, 17.12.2024, p. 3-16.

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Doebler, S 2024, 'Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important' Radical Statistics, vol. 136, pp. 3-16. <https://www.radstats.org.uk/no136/Doebler136.pdf>

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Doebler, S. (2024). Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important. Radical Statistics, 136, 3-16. https://www.radstats.org.uk/no136/Doebler136.pdf

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Doebler S. Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important. Radical Statistics. 2024 Dec 17;136:3-16.

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Doebler, Stefanie. / Decolonising the social statistics curriculum – why it is important. In: Radical Statistics. 2024 ; Vol. 136. pp. 3-16.

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