Adjusting self-reported attitudinal data for mischievous respondents

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hyman, Michael R ^a   Sierra, Jeremy J ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859947988     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/IJMR-54-1-129-145     Document Type: Article

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