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Abstract We determined the relative importance of the so‐called approximate number system, symbolic number comparison and verbal and spatial short‐term and working memory capacity for mathematics achievement in 1254 Grade 2, 4 and 6 children. The large sample size assured high power and low false report probability and allowed us to determine effect sizes precisely. We used reading decoding as a control outcome measure to test whether findings were specific to mathematics. Bayesian analysis...

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