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From Research to Practice

Statistics? You Must be Joking: The Application and Evaluation of Humor when Teaching Statistics

David L. NeumannSchool of PsychologyGriffith UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michelle HoodSchool of PsychologyGriffith UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michelle M. NeumannSchool of PsychologyGriffith UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
| Published online: 29 Aug 2017

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