Constructing approximate confidence intervals for parameters with structural equation models

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-294

  Cheung, Mike W L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LIKELIHOOD RATIO STATISTICS; MULTIPLE CORRELATION; PEARSON CORRELATION; RELIABILITY ESTIMATES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

CORRELATION METHODS;

EID: 67650852039     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705510902751291     Document Type: Article

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