• ISBN13: 9789352806010
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Mathematics and StatisticsEducation & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Advantedge
• Publication Date: September 16, 2018
• Pages: 340
• Original Price: INR 1050.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 580 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

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