Inferential errors in taxometric analyses of ordered three-class constructs

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-25

  McGrath, Robert E ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38949119295     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701356755     Document Type: Article

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