Effects of sample size, estimation methods, and model specification on structural equation modeling fit indexes

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-83

  Fan, Xitao ^a   Thompson, Bruce ^b,c   Wang, Lin ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d American College Testing   (United States)

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EID: 22144444619     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519909540119     Document Type: Article

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