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The Unique Utility of Focus Groups for Mixed-Methods Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2017

Jennifer Cyr
Jennifer Cyr*
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University of Arizona
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Symposium: The Road Less Traveled: An Agenda for Mixed-Methods Research
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , October 2017 , pp. 1038 - 1042
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2017 

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