The Rediscovery of Bifactor Measurement Models

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 667-696

  Reise, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84868253616     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2012.715555     Document Type: Article

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