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Synthesizing Outcomes: How to Use Research Evidence from Many Studies

David Pillemer and Richard Light
Harvard Educational Review July 1980, 50 (2) 176-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.50.2.v755316522jkup33
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