An SAS program for assessing multivariate normality

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 668-674

  Fan, Xitao ^a  

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EID: 0030487648     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164496056004008     Document Type: Article

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