Avoiding and correcting bias in score-based latent variable regression with discrete manifest items

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 462-490

  Lu, Irene R R ^a   Thomas, D Roland ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LATENT VARIABLE REGRESSION; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES; POPULATION LEVELS; SIMULATED DATASETS; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS;

ESTIMATION;

EQUIVALENCE CLASSES;

EID: 47949104508     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705510802154323     Document Type: Article

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