A multilevel factor model for mixed binary and ordinal indicators of women's status

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-153

  Steele, Fiona ^a   Goldstein, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multilevel factor analysis; Ordinal response data; Women's status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745863518     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124106289112     Document Type: Review

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