Consistent g- as well as consistent verbal-, numerical- and figural-factors in nested factor models? Confirmatory factor analyses using three test batteries

Intelligence

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 120-133

  Valerius, Sonja ^a   Sparfeldt, Jörn R ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Domain specific ability; G Factor; Intelligence; Nested factor modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899857835     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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