The power to detect sex differences in IQ test scores using Multi-Group Covariance and Means Structure Analyses

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-404

  Molenaar, Dylan ^a   Dolan, Conor V ^a   Wicherts, Jelte M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Likelihood ratio test; Measurement invariance; Multi Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Multi Group Covariance and Mean Structure Analysis; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349120702     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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