Using Voter-choice Modeling to Plan Final Campaigns in Runoff Elections
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Administração Contemporânea
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1415-6555
DOI: 10.1590/1982-7849rac2016160116