Examining factor score distributions to determine the nature of latent spaces

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-156

  Steinley, Douglas ^a   McDonald, Roderick R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 34547412862     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273170701341217     Document Type: Article

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