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Peer reviewedWilson, Mark – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1989
An empirical sampling approach was used to assess the accuracy of a Taylor approximation for the estimation of sampling errors. The sampling errors were in the statistics involved in estimating a path model based on medium-sized samples gathered using five sample designs commonly used in educational research. (TJH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models
