League Tables and Their Limitations
Statistical Issues in Comparisons of Institutional Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23334308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harvey Goldstein (0000-0003-3878-4122, University College London), David J Spiegelhalter (Medical Research Council) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-1998 • E-ISSN: 1467-985X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2983325 |
| OpenAlex | W2103479150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 92 |
| References cited | 17 |
Harvey Goldstein, David J. Spiegelhalter, League Tables and Their Limitations: Statistical Issues in Comparisons of Institutional Performance, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 159, No. 3 (1996), pp. 385-443
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| Unique citing works | 92 |
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 87 |