Finite Normal Mixture Sem Analysis By Fitting Multiple Conventional Sem Models

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 191-245

  Yuan, Ke Hai ^a   Bentler, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78449281259     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: 14679531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9531.2010.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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