Bayesian multilevel estimation with poststratification: State-level estimates from national polls

Political Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-385

  Park, David K ^a   Gelman, Andrew ^b   Bafumi, Joseph ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 21144438842     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mph024     Document Type: Article

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