A Comparison of Factor Score Estimation Methods in the Presence of Missing Data: Reliability and an Application to Nicotine Dependence

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-27

  Estabrook, Ryne ^a   Neale, Michael ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875941200     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2012.730072     Document Type: Article

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