Predicting Elections from Politicians' Faces
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Predicting Elections from Politicians' Faces
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Public Opinion Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-2892,1471-6909
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edq038