Adjusting Incremental Fit Indices for Nonnormality

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 460-470

  Brosseau Liard, Patricia E ^a   Savalei, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84907454850     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2014.933697     Document Type: Article

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