What is the Latent Variable in Causal Indicator Models?

Measurement

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 141-145

  Howell, Roy D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84911453350     PISSN: 15366367     EISSN: 15366359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15366367.2014.980105     Document Type: Note

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