The performance of ML, GLS, and WLS estimation in structural equation modeling under conditions of misspecification and nonnormality

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 557-595

  Olsson, Ulf Henning ^a   Foss, Tron ^a   Troye, Sigurd V ^b   Howell, Roy D ^c  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001488412     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328007SEM0704_3     Document Type: Article

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