Structural equation models and the regression bias for measuring correlates of change

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 893-907

  Cribbie, Robert A ^a   Jamieson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0034339649     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640021970970     Document Type: Article

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