Identifying general factors of intelligence: A confirmatory factor analysis of the ball aptitude battery

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 697-712

  Neuman, George A ^a   Bolin, Aaron U ^a   Briggs, Thomas E ^a  

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EID: 0034373529     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640021970853     Document Type: Article

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