Solving probabilistic and statistical problems: a matter of information structure and question form.

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Cognition

• Publication date

  2001-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/S0010-0277(00)00133-5PMID 11124351
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