Bayesian tests of measurement invariance

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-401

  Verhagen, A J ^a   Fox, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BAYES THEOREM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880038062     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: 20448317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8317.2012.02059.x     Document Type: Article

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