Testing complex correlational hypotheses with structural equation models

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 520-543

  Preacher, Kristopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LINEAR ASSOCIATIONS; PROPORTION OF VARIANCE; SEMI-PARTIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; TESTING HYPOTHESIS; UNIFIED FRAMEWORK;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33750312877     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328007sem1304_2     Document Type: Article

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