Estimating the political center from aggregate data: An item response theory alternative to the stimson dyad ratios algorithm

Political Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-129

  McGann, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84892520484     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpt022     Document Type: Article

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