Robust model fitting for the non linear structural equation model under normal theory

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 529-568

  Xia, Ye Mao ^a   Song, Xin Yuan ^a   Lee, Sik Yum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL VALUES; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70449337603     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711008X345966     Document Type: Article

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