Ignoramus, ignorabimus? On uncertainty in ecological inference

Political Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-92

  Elff, Martin ^a   Gschwend, Thomas ^a   Johnston, Ron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 42549152832     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpm030     Document Type: Article

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