What do books in the home proxy for? A cautionary tale
In studies of educational achievement, students’ self-reported number of books in the family home is a frequently used proxy for social, cultural, and economic background. Absent hard evidence about what this variable captures or how well, its use has been motivated by strong associations with stude...
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SAGE Publications
2019
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