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Li, M., Shavelson, R.J., Kupermintz, H., Ruiz-Primo, M.A. (2002). On the Relationship Between Mathematics and Science Achievement in the United States. In: Robitaille, D.F., Beaton, A.E. (eds) Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47642-8_15

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