Strategies of Validation: Assessing the Varieties of Democracy Corruption Data

Kelly M. McMann; Daniel Pemstein; Brigitte Seim; Jan Teorell; Staffan I. Lindberg

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Strategies of Validation: Assessing the Varieties of Democracy Corruption Data

Kelly M. McMann Daniel Pemstein Brigitte Seim Jan Teorell Staffan I. Lindberg

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Kelly M. McMann, Daniel Pemstein, Brigitte Seim, et al. (2016). Strategies of Validation: Assessing the Varieties of Democracy Corruption Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2727595

Strategies of Validation: Assessing the Varieties of Democracy Corruption Data

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