Model-based clustering and typologies in the social sciences

Political Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-112

  Ahlquist, John S ^a,b   Breunig, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84856199537     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpr039     Document Type: Article

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