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Intracluster Homogeneity Selection Problem in a Business Survey

By: Berislav Žmuk  
Open Access
|Oct 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsrj-2016-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 103
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2016
Accepted on: Sep 15, 2016
Published on: Oct 17, 2016
Published by: IRENET - Society for Advancing Innovation and Research in Economy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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