Controversies in exit polling: Implementing a racially stratified homogenous precinct approach

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-483

  Barreto, Matt A ^a   Guerra, Fernando ^b   Marks, Mara ^b   Nuño, Stephen A ^c   Woods, Nathan D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Welch Consulting Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33746238833     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096506060689     Document Type: Review

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