Advances in Bayesian time series modeling and the study of politics: Theory testing, forecasting, and policy analysis

Political Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-36

  Brandt, Patrick T ^a   Freeman, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 31044452760     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpi035     Document Type: Article

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