Reliability and measurement error in the presence of homogeneity

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 149-163

  Pike, Cathy King ^a   Hudson, Walter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032340930     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v24n01_07     Document Type: Article

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