Examining the appropriateness of importance weighting on satisfaction score from range-of-affect hypothesis: Hierarchical linear modeling for within-subject data

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-111

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrepancy; Hierarchical linear modeling; Importance; Quality of life; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 36749040932     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9103-9     Document Type: Article

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