Do advance letters improve preelection forecast accuracy?

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 561-571

  Mann, Christopher B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27944456536     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfi051     Document Type: Review

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