The analysis of compositional effects as exemplified by the study of elections

GeoJournal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-49

  De Vos, Sjoerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compositional effects; Contextual effects; Longitudinal research; Multilevel method; Political preference

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL EFFECT; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0031899191     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006820202876     Document Type: Article

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