On the practice of allowing correlated residuals among indicators in structural equation models

Statistical and Methodological Myths and Urban Legends: Doctrine, Verity and Fable in the Organizational and Social Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 193-215

  Landis, Ronald S ^a   Edwards, Bryan D ^a   Cortina, Jose M ^a  

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203867266     Document Type: Chapter

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