Equivalence and bias: A review of concepts, models, and data analytic procedures

Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 17-45

  Van De Vijver, Fons J R ^a   Leung, Kwok ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84925613873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779381.003     Document Type: Chapter

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