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Research Article

Is Google Trends a quality data source?

Eduardo CebriánDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences. Universitat Politècnica de València, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7244-424XView further author information
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Josep DomenechDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences. Universitat Politècnica de València, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 811-815 | Published online: 05 Jan 2022

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