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Effects of scale length on means and correlation coefficients

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  1. Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84120, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Lily Neumann

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Neumann, L. Effects of scale length on means and correlation coefficients. Qual Quant 17, 405–408 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00216413

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