Predicting elections from politicians' faces

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-522

  Armstrong, J Scott ^a   Green, Kesten C ^b   Jones Jr , Randall J ^c   Wright, Malcolm J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 78650110568     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edq038     Document Type: Article

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