Cross-validation by downweighting influential cases in structural equation modelling

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-143

  Yuan, Ke Hai ^a   Marshall, Linda L ^b   Weston, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0036580596     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711002159734     Document Type: Article

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