The wisdom of crowds: Learning from administrators' predictions of citizen perceptions

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 279-289

  Poister, Theodore H ^a   Thomas, John Clayton ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34147141586     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Review

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