Error in research and assessment data with an erratum for Meyer (1993)

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-211

  Meyer, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; DATA ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031760002     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7102_8     Document Type: Review

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