High-dimensional Exploratory Item Factor Analysis by A Metropolis–Hastings Robbins–Monro Algorithm
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychometrika
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0033-3123,1860-0980
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-009-9136-x