Knowledge and collective preferences: A comparison of two approaches to estimating the opinions of a better informed public

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-485

  Sturgis, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberative polling; Public opinion; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038702586     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124103251949     Document Type: Review

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