Revising the competitiveness index using factor analysis

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-34

  Houston, John M ^a   Harris, Paul ^b   McIntire, Sandra ^b   Francis, Dientje ^b  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036480997     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.1.31     Document Type: Article

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