Understanding person perceptions: Comparing four common statistical approaches to third-person research

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 492-513

  Schmierbach, Mike ^a   Boyle, Michael P ^b   Mcleod, Douglas M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 69849132586     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430802375311     Document Type: Article

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