Two practical issues in using LISCOMP for analysing continuous and ordered categorical variables

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-211

  Poon, Wai Yin ^a   Lee, Sik Yum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0040290578     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711099159062     Document Type: Article

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