Evaluating an entropy-maximizing solution to the ecological inference problem: Split-ticket voting in New Zealand, 1999

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-23

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Pattie, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037268616     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2003.tb01098.x     Document Type: Article

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