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An Unsupervised Learning Approach to Evaluate Questionnaire Data—What One Can Learn from Violations of Measurement Invariance

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Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 8, 2023
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Accepted on: Feb 27, 2024
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Published on: Mar 27, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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