Correlated errors in true score models and their effect on coefficient alpha

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-270

  Green, Samuel B ^a   Hershberger, Scott L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038078416     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328007SEM0702_6     Document Type: Article

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