What If We Took Our Models Seriously? Estimating Latent Scores in Individuals

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-201

  Schneider, W Joel ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive assessment; confirmatory factor analysis; estimated latent scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876254919     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282913478046     Document Type: Article

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