Constrained Versus Unconstrained Estimation in Structural Equation Modeling

Psychological Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-170

  Savalei, Victoria ^a   Kolenikov, Stanislav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

chi square mixtures; Heywood cases; inadmissible estimates; inequality constraints; model fit assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449111368     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.13.2.150     Document Type: Article

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