Determining parallel analysis criteria

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 344-346

  Watkins, Marley W ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*

Author keywords

Exploratory factor analysis; Monte carlo; Parallel analysis; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249133258     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: 15389472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1162354020     Document Type: Article

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