Invariance of the measurement model underlying the wechsler adult intelligence scale-III in the United States and Canada

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1024-1040

  Bowden, Stephen C ^a   Lange, Rael T ^b   Weiss, Lawrence G ^c   Saklofske, Donald H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c PEARSON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural study; Intelligence; Measurement invariance; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Third Edition

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749184040     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164408318769     Document Type: Article

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