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- 1978
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 545-552
- Citations
- 218
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Michael Bloor
(1978).
On the Analysis of Observational Data: A Discussion of the Worth and Uses of Inductive Techniques and Respondent Validation.
Sociology
, 12
(3)
, 545-552.
https://doi.org/10.1177/003803857801200307
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- 10.1177/003803857801200307