Approaches to the Interpretation of Relationships in the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix

The author was supported by a National Institute of General Medical Sciences Training Program in Methodology and Statistics (GMO-1526) and by postdoctoral support from Professors William H. Sewell and Robert M. Hauser during the writing of this chapter. Computer analyses were supported by a grant to Professor Sewell from the National Institute of Mental Health (M-6275). Computer facilities were provided by the Madison Academic Computing Center. The author wishes to thank Robert M. Hauser, Arthur S. Goldberger, and Robert P. Althauser for making invaluable comnments on an earlier version of this chapter. The responsibility for the contents rests entirely with the author.