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Huberty, C.J., Jordan, E.M., Brandt, W.C. (2005). Cluster Analysis in Higher Education Research. In: Smart, J.C. (eds) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3279-X_8

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