Optimal design of branching questions to measure bipolar constructs

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-324

  Malhotra, Neil ^a   Krosnick, Jon A ^b   Thomas, Randall K ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 67650394352     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfp023     Document Type: Article

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