Visiting item non-responses in internet survey data collection

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Albaum, Gerald ^a   Wiley, James ^b   Roster, Catherine ^a   Smith, Scott M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860207621     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/IJMR-53-5-687-703     Document Type: Article

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