A metric measure for direct comparison of competing models in covariance structure analysis

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-197

  Kumar, Ajith ^a   Sharma, Subhash ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0242674905     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519909540127     Document Type: Article

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