Developing quality standards for cross-national survey research: Five approaches

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-336

  Lynn, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242719950     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570210132848     Document Type: Review

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