Estimating and visualizing nonlinear relations among latent variables: A semiparametric approach

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-436

  Pek, Jolynn ^a   Sterba, Sonya K ^a   Kok, Bethany E ^a   Bauer, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 77951654046     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273170903103290     Document Type: Article

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