Causal Inference in Educational Research: Approaches, Assumptions and Limitations

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Causal Inference in Educational Research: Approaches, Assumptions and Limitations. / Berger, Stefanie; Hammer, Svenja; Hartmann, Stefan et al.
Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 2013. (KoKoHs Working Papers; No. 4).

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Berger S, Hammer S, Hartmann S, Joachim C, Lösch T. Causal Inference in Educational Research: Approaches, Assumptions and Limitations. Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. 2013. (KoKoHs Working Papers; 4).

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