Variability in parameter estimates and model fit across repeated allocations of items to parcels

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 322-358

  Sterba, Sonya K ^a   MacCallum, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77953661393     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171003680302     Document Type: Article

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