The trial-heat forecast of the 2008 presidential vote: Performance and value considerations in an open-seat election

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 697-701

  Campbell, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 53349098352     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096508081158     Document Type: Article

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