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A Monte Carlo Evaluation of Tests for Comparing Dependent Correlations

James B. Hittner Department of Psychology, College of Charleston
,
Kim May Department of Psychology, College of Charleston
&
N. CLAYTON Silver Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Pages 149-168 | Received 01 Feb 2002, Accepted 15 Jul 2002, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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