A test for change of composite reliability in scale development

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-159

  Raykov, Tenko ^a   Grayson, David ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0042073225     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3802_1     Document Type: Article

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