Investigating Spearman's hypothesis by means of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-50

  Dolan, Conor V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034384156     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3501_2     Document Type: Article

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