An illustration of item homogeneity scaling and multilevel analysis techniques in the evaluation of drug prevention programs

Evaluation Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-77

  Kreft, Ita G G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032008419     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9802200103     Document Type: Article

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