Reliability generalization: Exploring variation of reliability coefficients of MMPI clinical scales scores

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-59

  Vacha Haase, Tammi ^a   Kogan, Lori R ^a   Tani, Crystal R ^a   Woodall, Renee A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0035529237     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640121971059     Document Type: Article

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