Are cattell-horn-carroll broad ability composite scores exchangeable across batteries?

School Psychology Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-357

  Floyd, Randy G ^a,b   Bergeron, Renee ^a,c   McCormack, Allison C ^a   Anderson, Janice L ^a   Hargrove Owens, Gabrielle L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c Pearl City Complex   (United States)

^d Tennessee Department of Children's Services   (Australia)

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