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On the appropriateness of certain algorithms for analyzing needs assessment data: A reaction to cummings’ (1985) study

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Misanchuk, E.R. On the appropriateness of certain algorithms for analyzing needs assessment data: A reaction to cummings’ (1985) study. Journal of Instructional Development 8, 25–28 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02906050

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