Comparing the quality of data obtained by minimally balanced and fully balanced attitude questions

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-428

  Shaeffer, Eric M ^a   Krosnick, Jon A ^b   Langer, Gary E ^c   Merkle, Daniel M ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ABC News ^*  (United States)

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EID: 25144524198     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfi028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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