Problems with change in R2 as applied to theory of reasoned action research

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-530

  Trafimow, David ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 10844283565     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042565344     Document Type: Article

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