Socially mediated internet surveys: Recruiting participants for online experiments

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 775-784

  Cassese, Erin C ^a   Huddy, Leonie ^b   Hartman, Todd K ^c   Mason, Lilliana ^b   Weber, Christopher R ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84893126570     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096513001029     Document Type: Article

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