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MANOVA is a statistical test that extends the scope of the more commonly used ANOVA, that allows differences between three or more independent groups of explanatory (independent or predictor) ...

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This paper examines the impact of three measures of direct citizen influence-the initiative, referendum, and recall-on the level of local public expenditure for a national sample of communities with ...