Item-level nonresponse rates in an attitudinal survey of teachers delivered via mail and web

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-66

  Wolfe, Edward W ^a   Converse, Patrick D ^b   Oswald, Frederick L ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56649112622     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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