An investigation of the accuracy of standardized path coefficients

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-214

  Trafimow, David ^a   Rice, Stephen ^a   MacDonald, Justin A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

path analyses; reliability coefficients; simulation; standardized path coefficients

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79960742934     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2011.584584     Document Type: Review

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