Assumptions of Cross-Level Measurement and Structural Invariance in the Analysis of Multilevel Data: Problems and Solutions

Group Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-140

  Zyphur, Michael J ^a   Kaplan, Seth A ^b   Christian, Michael S ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

constraint; cross level; invariance; measurement; multilevel

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949125520     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.12.2.127     Document Type: Article

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