The performance of cross-validation indices used to select among competing covariance structure models under multivariate nonnormality conditions

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-335

  Whittaker, Tiffany A ^a,b   Stapleton, Laura M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 33845971222     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327906mbr4103_3     Document Type: Review

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