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Single Sample Cross-Validation Indices for Covariance Structures

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Taking Account of Time Lags in Causal Models

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Tests for Structural Equation Models

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Some algebraic properties of the Reticular Action Model for moment structures

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Linear Dependencies Represented by Chain Graphs

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The Asymptotic Normal Distribution of Estimators in Factor Analysis under General Conditions

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Robustness of normal theory methods in the analysis of linear latent variate models

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Asymptotic Chi-Square Tests for a Large Class of Factor Analysis Models

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Structural equation models with continuous and polytomous variables

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Model Modification in Covariance Structure Analysis: Application of the Expected Parameter Change Statistic

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A Comparison of Two New Indices for the Assessment of Fit of Structural Equation Models

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A three-stage estimation procedure for structural equation models with polytomous variables

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Structural Equation Models of Factorial Invariance in Parallel Proportional Profiles and Oblique Confactor Problems

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Multiple‐group structural modelling with non‐normal continuous variables

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Confirmatory factor analysis of ordered categorical variables with large models

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Specious causal attributions in the social sciences: The reformulated stepping-stone theory of heroin use as exemplar.

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Covariance structure analysis in several populations

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Covariance structure analysis with heterogeneous kurtosis parameters

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Outlier Screening and a Distribution-Free Test for Vanishing Tetrads

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A note on the consistency of estimators in the analysis of moment structures

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Greatest lower bound to the elliptical theory kurtosis parameter

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Invariant Standardized Estimated Parameter Change for Model Modification in Covariance Structure Analysis

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Multiple population covariance structure analysis under arbitrary distribution theory

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Robustness of some estimators for the analysis of covariance structures

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Analysis of Covariance Structures Under Elliptical Distributions

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A distribution free approach for analysis of two-level structural equation model

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Two‐level analysis of covariance structures for unbalanced designs with small level‐one samples

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The behaviour of three weighted least squares estimators for structured means analysis with non‐normal Likert variables

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Statistical analysis of continuous and polytomous variables in several populations

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