On the Limits of Standard Quantitative Genetic Modeling of Inter-Individual Variation: Extensions, Ergodic Conditions and a New Genetic Factor Model of Intra-Individual Variation

Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 626-648

  Molenaar, Peter C M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed pattern of factor correlations factors with unique interpretations; General problems, with analyses of inter individual variations; Genetic and environmental factor scores; Genetic decomposition of mean differences; Genetic decomposition of intra individual variations; Interactions between latent genetic and environmental factors; Limits of standard quantitative genetic modeling of inter individual variation extensions, ergodic conditions and new genetic factor model of intra individual variation; Longitudinal genetic modeling; Quantitative genetic modeling, standard genetic factor modeling and inter individual variation; Standard genetic factor model

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EID: 79958712281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327632.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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