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Computer-Automated Approach for Scoring Short Essays in an Introductory Statistics Course

Whitney Alicia ZimmermanDepartment of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hyun Bin KangDepartment of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Kyung KimDepartment of Learning and Performance Systems, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,PA
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Mengzhao GaoDepartment of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Glenn JohnsonDepartment of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Roy ClarianaDepartment of Learning and Performance Systems, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,PA
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Fan ZhangCollege of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Pages 40-47 | Published online: 05 Apr 2018

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