The impact of violating factor scaling method assumptions on latent mean difference testing in structured means models

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-41

  Wang, Dandan ^a   Whittaker, Tiffany A ^a   Beretvas, S Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor scaling methods; Latent mean difference testing; Non invariant factor loadings; Reference indicator; Structured means modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875277178     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1335844920     Document Type: Article

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