Questions tagged [mplus]
Mplus refers to a commercial statistical modeling program for general statistical analysis.
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Differences between equivalent second-order LCA models
I have run a second-order LCA model in Mplus.
In the %OVERALLA% , I merely changed "c1 c2 on c" to "c2 c1 on c", which caused changes in the "C Classes (Rows) by C1 Classes (...
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Reciprocial relations between a level 1 and level 2 variable
I am interested in reciprocial (CLPM) effects between a level 1 (individual level) and a level 2 (group level) variable. Is is possible to run such an model? I assume that when that when specifying a ...
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Is is possible to estimate cross-level (main) effects in multilevel models in Mplus?
I am interested in estimating the effect of a Level-2 predictor (at the between level) on a Level-1 outcome (at the individual level).
So far, I have mostly found literature and examples on cross-...
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Modeling fixed effect, time variable, and errors for dyadic daily diary study using MPlus
I'm trying to analyse dyadic daily diary data using a multilevel model on MPlus. The dyads are distinguishable (women and men).
I would like to see whether attachment (trait level, measured only once ...
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LCA follow-up analyses - can you use bch weights from the full sample to examine a subsample of participants with physiological data?
I am using MPlus to examine if latent classes moderate the association between psychophysiological responses and symptoms. In the initial analysis, I found a 3-class solution with a total N=326 using ...
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MPlus Type=Complex and testing trajectories
Does anyone have any code/advice for testing trajectories for an outcome using MPlus TYPE=Complex? I have weight, strata, and cluster variables so I am using the ...
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Analyzing ACE twin models from a long data set rather than wide data set [closed]
I am wondering if we can analyze ACE twin models from a long data set rather than the usual wide data set (R lavaan, mplus).
For example, I have found that you can create ACE twin data in R from here.
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Twolevel multgroup model in Mplus [closed]
I would like to use Mplus to run a two-level multigroup model with two groups (e.g. example 9.11 in the user guide).
My question: I have an independent variable X that varies in group A only between ...
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SEM with 50% missing data (due to distribution of items over various survey ballots/waves)
I want to test a multilevel mediation (particularly, test a number of hypotheses about possible mediators of the effect of social class on Right-Wing Authoritarianism) using largely categorical ...
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What sample size should be reported when using pairwise deletion approach with WLSMV?
I have a question regarding reporting the sample size in an article. The situation is a bit complex, so please allow me to explain below:
I collected data from participants via an online survey. ...
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How to report the interaction effect in the paper?
I am calculating the moderation (interaction) effect of one variable on the relationship between two variables using Mplus. All of them are continuous variables. Before I calculated the interaction ...
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How to calculate Mardia's multivariate normality in Mplus?
I would like to assess the multivariate normality of the structural equation model (SEM) in Mplus. I have a few questions regarding this matter:
How can I examine multivariate normality, specifically ...
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What are other measures to consider when you don't have modification indices in your invariance test?
I have a question considering longitudinal invariance testing.
The software I use is Mplus and I have tried three different scale application approaches; reference indicator approach, fixed factor ...
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Is it alright to place equality constraints on the items loadings for assessing configural invariance using effect coding approach?
I am wondering if somebody can help me out with the syntax to run a longitudinal invariance test using effects coding approach in Mplus.
I have figured out that to run a CFA with effects coding, I ...
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Do scale applying approaches need to be the same for longitudinal invariance testing and the subsequent growth curve model?
I have a question concerning scaling approaches in longitudinal invariance testing and
a subsequent latent growth curve.
That is, for example, if the invariance test was conducted with a marker ...
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