Do historians count anymore?: The status of quantitative methods in history, 1975–1995

Historical Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 141-148

  Reynolds, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0037815657     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615449809601196     Document Type: Article

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