Assessing group-level constructs under missing data conditions: A Monte Carlo simulation

Small Group Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-307

  Maloney, Mary M ^a   Johnson, Scott G ^b   Zellmer Bruhn, Mary E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group level constructs; Missing data; Monte Carlo simulation; Within group response

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952797389     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496410363829     Document Type: Article

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