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Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Decision-Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research
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Carol H. Weiss, Michael J. Bucuvalas, Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Decision-Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research, American Sociological Review, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr., 1980), pp. 302-313
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Metadata
- Authors
- Weiss, C. H., & Bucuvalas, M. J.
- Venue
- American Sociological Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1980-04
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 302
- ISSN
- 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2328749703
- Cited by
- 314
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 34.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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