Comment: Struggles with survey weighting and regression modeling

Statistical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-174

  Little, Roderick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 49449087699     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/088342307000000186     Document Type: Note

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