Does survey mode still matter? Findings from a 2010 multi-mode comparison

Political Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-303

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Schaffner, Brian F ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84903996462     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpt025     Document Type: Article

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