Examining group differences in reliability of multiple-component instruments

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 145-158

  Raykov, Tenko ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0036582870     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711002159743     Document Type: Article

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