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Stohl, H. (2005). Probability in Teacher Education and Development. In: Jones, G.A. (eds) Exploring Probability in School. Mathematics Education Library, vol 40. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24530-8_15

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