Analysing customer satisfaction data: A comparison of regression and artificial neural networks

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Grønholdt, Lars ^a   Martensen, Anne ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 14944342988     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147078530504700201     Document Type: Review

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