Using restricted factor analysis with latent moderated structures to detect uniform and nonuniform measurement bias; a simulation study

AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-127

  Barendse, M T ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Garst, G J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential item functioning; Factor analysis; Latent moderated structures; Measurement bias; Nonlinear structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953916712     PISSN: 18638171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10182-010-0126-1     Document Type: Article

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