Using Guttman Scaling to Rank Wealth: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data

Field Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-357

  Guest, Greg ^a  

^a Sapient Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 84996216718     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X0001200406     Document Type: Article

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