The Effects of Model Parsimony and Sampling Error on the Fit of Structural Equation Models

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 236-264

  Cheung, Gordon W ^a   Rensvold, Roger B ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0345878099     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109442810143004     Document Type: Article

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