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Peer reviewedBallard, Charles L.; Johnson, Marianne F. – Journal of Economic Education, 2004
The authors measure math skills with a broader set of explanatory variables than have been used in previous studies. To identify what math skills are important for student success in introductory microeconomics, they examine (1) the student's score on the mathematics portion of the ACT Assessment Test, (2) whether the student has taken calculus,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Remedial Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Algebra
