Sample size in factor analysis: The role of model error

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 611-637

  MacCallum, Robert C ^c   Widaman, Keith F ^a   Preacher, Kristopher J ^d   Hong, Sehee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0035648558     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3604_06     Document Type: Article

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