Incorporating measurement nonequivalence in a cross-study latent growth curve analysis

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 676-704

  Flora, David B ^a   Curran, Patrick J ^b   Hussong, Andrea M ^b   Edwards, Michael C ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE ANALYSIS; DATA-SOURCES; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LATENT GROWTH CURVES; LONGITUDINAL MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 54049088622     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705510802339080     Document Type: Article

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