Operationalization of social science concepts by intuition

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-258

  Saris, Willem E ^a   Gallhofer, Irmtraud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 3042855053     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUQU.0000031328.25370.e9     Document Type: Review

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