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Demographic characteristics of nonrespondents to speech communication survey research

Keith V. Erickson Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Texas Tech University Complex,
,
T. Richard Cheatham Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Texas Tech University Complex,
&
William J. Jordan Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Texas Tech University Complex,
Pages 35-40 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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