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Publication Date: 1994
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Identifying Sources of Error in Informant Reports: A Confirmatory Measurement Model Approach.
Weiss, Alexander
Evaluation Review, v18 n5 p592-612 Oct 1994
An analytical technique is reviewed that allows a researcher to decompose informant reports into their respective trait, informant bias, and measure specificity using LISREL. The technique is illustrated in a study of decision making in 151 police agencies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bias, Decision Making, Error Patterns, Identification, Interviews, Measurement Techniques, Models, Police, Research Methodology, Surveys
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Language: English
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