Predicting variability: Using multilevel modelling to assess differences in variance

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 691-700

  Kuppens, Toon ^a   Yzerbyt, Vincent Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84919364729     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2028     Document Type: Article

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