An exploration of the validity of the unbounded write-in scale for inter-individual research

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 484-494

  Stapleton, Laura M ^a,c   Edmonds, Meaghan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 29144473385     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh071     Document Type: Review

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