Predicting test-retest reliability from behavior coding

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 346-360

  Hess, Jennifer ^b   Singer, Eleanor ^a   Bushery, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033473298     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/11.4.346     Document Type: Article

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