Causal indicator models: Identification, estimation, and testing

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 498-522

  Bollen, Kenneth A ^a   Davis, Walter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Statistics ^*  (New Zealand)

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STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 70449569091     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705510903008253     Document Type: Article

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