Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores
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- Clark, Melissa & Rothstein, Jesse & Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore, 2009. "Selection bias in college admissions test scores," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 295-307, June.
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- Melissa Clark & Jesse Rothstein & Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, 2007. "Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores," Working Papers 19, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section..
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