Analysis of cluster-randomized experiments: A comparison of alternative estimation approaches

Political Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-152

  Green, Donald P ^a   Vavreck, Lynn ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 43149088954     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpm025     Document Type: Article

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