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Y. Ahmavaara and T. Markkanen. The Unified Factor Model. Its Position in Psychometric Theory and Application to Sociological Alcohol Study. Vol. 7. Helsinki: The Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, 1958. Pp. 187. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell, distributors.

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Y. Ahmavaara and T. Markkanen. The Unified Factor Model. Its Position in Psychometric Theory and Application to Sociological Alcohol Study. Vol. 7. Helsinki: The Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, 1958. Pp. 187. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell, distributors.

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Rolf Bargmann*
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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