Nonattending respondent effects on internal consistency of self-administered surveys: A monte carlo simulation study

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-46

  Barnette, J Jackson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0033249399     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164499591003     Document Type: Article

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