Factor analysis of multidimensional polytomous item response data suffering from ignorable item nonresponse

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-313

  Bernaards, Coen A ^a   Sijtsma, Klaas ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033235243     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3403_1     Document Type: Article

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