Validating Internet research: A test of the psychometric equivalence of Internet and in-person samples

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 614-620

  Meyerson, Paul ^a   Tryon, Warren W ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1042267797     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195541     Document Type: Article

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