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Original Articles

Ethical Statistics and Statistical Ethics: Making an Interdisciplinary Module

Lawrence M. LesserUniversity of Texas at El PasoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erik NordenhaugArmstrong Atlantic State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
| Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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