Viability of exploratory factor analysis as a precursor to confirmatory factor analysis

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-72

  Gerbing, David W ^a   Hamilton, Janet G ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79851478075     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519609540030     Document Type: Article

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