Reporting Monte Carlo Studies in Structural Equation Modeling

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 518-540

  Boomsma, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

guidelines; Monte Carlo studies; reporting; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINES; REPORTING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84880945552     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2013.797839     Document Type: Article

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