An illustration of multilevel factor analysis

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-136

  Reise, Steven P ^a   Ventura, Joseph ^a   Nuechterlein, Keith H ^a   Kim, Kevin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTILEVEL FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; VARIANCE;

EID: 16344365443     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8402_02     Document Type: Article

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