Learning together slowly: Bayesian learning about political facts

Journal of Politics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1403-1418

  Hill, Seth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85031669881     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/692739     Document Type: Article

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