Testing the Assumptions Underlying Tetrachoric Correlations.

Muthen, Bengt; Hofacker, Charles

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Publication Date: 1988

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Testing the Assumptions Underlying Tetrachoric Correlations.

Muthen, Bengt; Hofacker, Charles

Psychometrika, v53 n4 p563-77 Dec 1988

A model is proposed for empirically testing the appropriateness of using tetrachoric correlations for a set of dichotomous variables. A testing method is proposed that uses information from trivariate marginal tables. Assumptions are tested with real and simulated data. (SLD)

Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Mathematical Models, Statistical Analysis

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Language: English

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