Hypothesis Testing Using Factor Score Regression: A Comparison of Four Methods

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 741-770

  Devlieger, Ines ^a   Mayer, Axel ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

bias; factor score regression; standard error; standardized parameterization; unstandardized parameterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987729360     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164415607618     Document Type: Article

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