Set relations in social research: Evaluating their consistency and coverage

Political Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-310

  Ragin, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 33745385765     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpj019     Document Type: Article

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