Interview mode effects: The case of exit polls and early voting

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 326-349

  McDonald, Michael P ^a   Thornburg, Matthew P ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864747012     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfs025     Document Type: Article

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