Something approaching science? Cluster analysis procedures in the CRM era

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Nairn, Agnes ^a   Bottomley, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038115541     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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