Partisan bias and the bayesian ideal in the study of public opinion

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1109-1124

  Bullock, John G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450195700     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609090914     Document Type: Article

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