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Examining voter turnout using multiscale geographically weighted regression: The case of Slovakia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2023-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 153 - 164
Submitted on: May 4, 2023
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Accepted on: Sep 5, 2023
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Published on: Oct 6, 2023
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