The fraction of missing information as a tool for monitoring the quality of survey data

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-243

  Wagner, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77952995122     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfq007     Document Type: Article

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