On selecting indicators for multivariate measurement and modeling with latent variables: When "good" indicators are bad and "bad" indicators are good.

Todd D. Little, Ulman Lindenberger, John R. Nesselroade·1999·Psychological Methods

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Author: Little, Todd D. et al.; Genre: Journal Article; Issued: 1999; Open Access; Title: On selecting indicators for multivariate measurement and modeling with latent variables : When "good" indicators are bad and "bad" indicators are good

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