Detecting outliers in factor analysis using the forward search algorithm

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-475

  Mavridis, Dimitris ^a   Moustaki, Irini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51749106981     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273170802285909     Document Type: Article

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