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Welcome to the lavaan discussion group. Lavaan is an R package for latent variable analysis.

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9/20/22

Cluster-Robust Standard Errors or MLR Estimator?

Hello Everyone, I'm currently trying to analyze a path model in lavaan and my dataset has a few

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Cluster-Robust Standard Errors or MLR Estimator?

Hello Everyone, I'm currently trying to analyze a path model in lavaan and my dataset has a few

9/20/22

Emanuele, … Henrique Oliveira6

8/4/20

WLSMV better fit with non-ordered variables

Hi, Thank you very much for the useful reference. I totally agree with Henrique, it is really great

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WLSMV better fit with non-ordered variables

Hi, Thank you very much for the useful reference. I totally agree with Henrique, it is really great

8/4/20

Patrycja Klimek, Terrence Jorgensen2

4/16/20

CFA using MLR estimator and ordinal data

I want to conduct a 2-factor CFA with ordinal data(due to nonnormality) Nonnormality does not imply

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CFA using MLR estimator and ordinal data

I want to conduct a 2-factor CFA with ordinal data(due to nonnormality) Nonnormality does not imply

4/16/20

Tina, car...@web.de2

11/12/19

how to interpret output of measurement invariance analysis

1) I don't think it's okay: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-18631-001 2) Even if you

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how to interpret output of measurement invariance analysis

1) I don't think it's okay: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-18631-001 2) Even if you

11/12/19

Shajar, Terrence Jorgensen3

8/31/19

MLR estimation - huge difference between P-value and robust P-value

Thanks! On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 1:24:40 PM UTC+3, Terrence Jorgensen wrote: Is this result

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MLR estimation - huge difference between P-value and robust P-value

Thanks! On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 1:24:40 PM UTC+3, Terrence Jorgensen wrote: Is this result

8/31/19

gurkan cuvitoglu, Terrence Jorgensen2

8/6/19

interpreting growth model fitmeasures with "MLR"

I don't see any questions specifically about lavaan. Have you posted your question on the general

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interpreting growth model fitmeasures with "MLR"

I don't see any questions specifically about lavaan. Have you posted your question on the general

8/6/19

Jaakko Tammilehto, Alex Schoemann4

7/16/19

simsem: Problems to conduct simulation study with missing structure and using ML family estimator

Hmmm, that does sound slow. It's possible that everything is working fine and that's

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simsem: Problems to conduct simulation study with missing structure and using ML family estimator

Hmmm, that does sound slow. It's possible that everything is working fine and that's

7/16/19

Nikola Ćirović, Terrence Jorgensen3

6/28/19

How problematic is to use wlsmv for continuous

Dear Mr. Jorgensen, Thank You for Your reply. You cleared a lot of my confusion. I posted it here

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continuous-variables

How problematic is to use wlsmv for continuous

Dear Mr. Jorgensen, Thank You for Your reply. You cleared a lot of my confusion. I posted it here

6/28/19

Chen Ali, Terrence Jorgensen4

6/17/19

Questions about the use of estimation

Could WLSMV be applied in continuous data as well as categorical data? Not without tricking the

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Questions about the use of estimation

Could WLSMV be applied in continuous data as well as categorical data? Not without tricking the

6/17/19

Shubhabrata Mukherjee, … Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal7

6/6/19

CFA model with categorical items using MLR estimator

Thank you for all your insights. -Shubhabrata On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 12:35:41 PM UTC-7,

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CFA model with categorical items using MLR estimator

Thank you for all your insights. -Shubhabrata On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 12:35:41 PM UTC-7,

6/6/19

Andrés González, … Terrence Jorgensen9

6/3/19

MLR SEM Mediation Model with Complex Survey and Montecarlo method on total effects

I suppose that the standarized indirect effect comes from the covariance matrix No, you can just find

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MLR SEM Mediation Model with Complex Survey and Montecarlo method on total effects

I suppose that the standarized indirect effect comes from the covariance matrix No, you can just find

6/3/19

gaia...@usal.es, … Terrence Jorgensen7

4/8/19

Discrepancy between values set when generating data and values obtained in subsequent analyses

My suggestion: a_logit := a*1.7 c_logit := c*1.7 Or you could simply simulate binary data from the

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Discrepancy between values set when generating data and values obtained in subsequent analyses

My suggestion: a_logit := a*1.7 c_logit := c*1.7 Or you could simply simulate binary data from the

4/8/19

Sin Ching See, … Terrence Jorgensen8

3/12/19

SEM with categorical, non-normal variables and missing data - which estimator to use?

Thanks for the reply! My sample size is only 501, do you recommend me to keep using DWLS? I'm

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SEM with categorical, non-normal variables and missing data - which estimator to use?

Thanks for the reply! My sample size is only 501, do you recommend me to keep using DWLS? I'm

3/12/19

Tina, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal3

2/21/19

Reasons for markedly different results using MLR vs. WLSMV in CFA?

Thank you very much! Am Dienstag, 19. Februar 2019 07:53:25 UTC+1 schrieb Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal

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Reasons for markedly different results using MLR vs. WLSMV in CFA?

Thank you very much! Am Dienstag, 19. Februar 2019 07:53:25 UTC+1 schrieb Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal

2/21/19

Benedikt Heuckmann, … Terrence Jorgensen8

4/9/20

FIML and Multiple Imputation show different results in interaction model and in MIMIC model

I am still running into the same error as I was before: "Error in data[, var1] : incorrect

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FIML and Multiple Imputation show different results in interaction model and in MIMIC model

I am still running into the same error as I was before: "Error in data[, var1] : incorrect

4/9/20

Allie Choate, Terrence Jorgensen3

9/16/18

Extracting baseline (null model) parameters from fitted cfa object?

Perfect, thank you so much! On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:35:32 AM UTC-4, Terrence Jorgensen

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non-convergence

satorra-bentler

Extracting baseline (null model) parameters from fitted cfa object?

Perfect, thank you so much! On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:35:32 AM UTC-4, Terrence Jorgensen

9/16/18

Amélie Godefroidt, Terrence Jorgensen2

8/24/18

lavTestLRT using Yuan-Bentler correction

the standard anova or LavTestLRT function still uses the ML estimated Chi-square values. Why? And how

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lavTestLRT using Yuan-Bentler correction

the standard anova or LavTestLRT function still uses the ML estimated Chi-square values. Why? And how

8/24/18

Amonet, Terrence Jorgensen6

7/24/18

Why do I get a different SRMR when I use estimator = 'MLR' vs estimator = 'ML' ?

Thank you for the great help!

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Why do I get a different SRMR when I use estimator = 'MLR' vs estimator = 'ML' ?

Thank you for the great help!

7/24/18

sc21...@uw.edu, Terrence Jorgensen3

6/26/18

any other estimator instead of DWLS / dealing with missing data

Thank you so much for your help!! Sincerely, Seo-Eun On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7:07:16 AM UTC-7,

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any other estimator instead of DWLS / dealing with missing data

Thank you so much for your help!! Sincerely, Seo-Eun On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7:07:16 AM UTC-7,

6/26/18

yalin...@gmail.com, Terrence Jorgensen2

6/13/18

Robust Problem - CFA with MLR - Thesis Help

First could you check my sytax? Am I doing it right?I'm not sure about second order CFA syntax.

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Robust Problem - CFA with MLR - Thesis Help

First could you check my sytax? Am I doing it right?I'm not sure about second order CFA syntax.

6/13/18