Simulating statistical power in latent growth curve modeling: A strategy for evaluating age-based changes in cognitive resources

Cognitive Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 95-117

  Von Oertzen, Timo ^a   Ghisletta, Paolo ^b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-BASED; COGNITIVE RESOURCES; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; INTELLECTUAL ABILITY; LATENT GROWTH CURVES; OLD AGE; STATISTICAL POWER;

EID: 77952740641     PISSN: 16112482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89408-7_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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