With enough cases, why do you need statistics? Revisiting Kinsey's methodology

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 132-140

  Ericksen, Julia A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERVIEW; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031844767     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499809551926     Document Type: Review

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