The WAIS-III as a nested factors model: A useful alternative to the more conventional oblique and higher-order models

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-86

  Gignac, Gilles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bi factor model; Factor structure; Nested factors model; WAIS III

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750913447     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.27.2.73     Document Type: Article

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