The consequences of ignoring multilevel data structures in nonhierarchical covariance modeling

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-352

  Julian, Marc W ^a  

^a CTB MCGRAW HILL   (United States)

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EID: 36248966724     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328007SEM0803_1     Document Type: Article

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