Multilevel Modeling and School Psychology: A Review and Practical Example

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-94

  Graves Jr , Scott L ^a   Frohwerk, April ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECLS K; multilevel modeling; statistical reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749124219     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016160     Document Type: Article

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