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Bayesian Methods in Political Science: Introduction to the Virtual Issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2017

Jeff Gill
Jeff Gill*
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Washington University, St. Louis, jgill@wustl.edu
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Political Analysis , Volume 20 , Virtual Issue V3: Bayesian Methods in Political Science , February 2012 , pp. 1 - 9
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