The robustness of the likelihood ratio chi-square test for structural equation models: A meta-analysis

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-132

  Powell, Douglas A ^a,b   Schafer, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Robustness; Structural equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035641868     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986026001105     Document Type: Article

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