Factorial Versus Typological Models: A Comparison of Methods for Personality Data

Measurement

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 185-208

  von Davier, Matthias ^a   Naemi, Bobby ^a   Roberts, Richard D ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

factor mixture models; five factor model; item response theory; latent class analysis; mixture distribution models; typological theories of personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876050820     PISSN: 15366367     EISSN: 15366359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15366367.2012.732798     Document Type: Article

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