An assessment of practical solutions for structural equation modeling with complex sample data

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-58

  Stapleton, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRICES; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; ROBUST ESTIMATE; SAMPLING DESIGN; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOFTWARE PROGRAM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SURVEY PROJECTS;

COVARIANCE MATRIX; SURVEYS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 33644671723     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328007sem1301_2     Document Type: Article

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