Higher order, multisample, confirmatory factor analysis of the wechsler intelligence scale for children - Fourth edition: What does it measure?

School Psychology Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-127

  Keith, Timothy Z ^a,d   Fine, Jodene Goldenring ^a,d   Taub, Gordon E ^b,e   Reynolds, Matthew R ^a,d   Kranzler, John H ^c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Centred Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^f University of Central Florida ^*

^g School Psychology Program Faculty

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