Computer content analysis of press coverage and prediction of public opinion for the 1995 sovereignty referendum in Quebec

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-366

  Fan, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Content analysis; Opinion; Quebec; Text; Time trend

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944441879     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443939701500402     Document Type: Article

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