Comparability of survey measurements

Handbook of Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 477-498

  Oberski, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84892532981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3876-2_27     Document Type: Chapter

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