Erratum: Estimating oh for structures containing two group factors: Perils and prospects (Applied Psychological Measurement (2007) 31 (135-157) DOI:10.1177/0146621606291558);Estimating ωh for structures containing two group factors: Perils and prospects

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-157

  Zinbarg, Richard E ^a   Revelle, William ^a   Yovel, Iftah ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Covariance; Hierarchical factor model; Omegahierarchical; h

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847000242     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: 15523497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621606310048     Document Type: Erratum

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