Mokken scaling characteristic sets and acquisition patterns of durable- and financial products

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-376

  Paas, Leonard J ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C49*Scale analysis*Characteristic set*Acquisition pattern*Durable product*Financial product

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040081321     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(98)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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