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Hao
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Yves Rosseel
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7/20/23
different scaled rmsea for lavaan and mplus
Hi Yves, It's a little bit strange. I ran 100 simulated datasets. Mplus, lavaan, and psych::
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CFA
WLSMV
different scaled rmsea for lavaan and mplus
Hi Yves, It's a little bit strange. I ran 100 simulated datasets. Mplus, lavaan, and psych::
7/20/23
Myriam
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Terrence Jorgensen
4
1/19/21
WLSMV Interpreting probit coefficients and thresholds in terms of probability
In this model I used theta parameterization, so it's the residual variance of Y1* that has unit
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WLSMV Interpreting probit coefficients and thresholds in terms of probability
In this model I used theta parameterization, so it's the residual variance of Y1* that has unit
1/19/21
ptronruin
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
7
9/29/20
chi square difference test WLSMV
Thank you Mauricio and Yves! I think I've just made a rooky mistake! By following Yves's
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chi square difference test WLSMV
Thank you Mauricio and Yves! I think I've just made a rooky mistake! By following Yves's
9/29/20
Adriaan Van Liempt
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Yves Rosseel
8
9/29/20
# of succesful bootstraps = 0 when I increase the total number of bootstraps?
Thank you Yves, the new beta version of lavaan solved the problem! Adriaan On Tuesday, 29 September
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SE
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# of succesful bootstraps = 0 when I increase the total number of bootstraps?
Thank you Yves, the new beta version of lavaan solved the problem! Adriaan On Tuesday, 29 September
9/29/20
Emanuele
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Henrique Oliveira
6
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
Henrique Oliveira
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Carlos Ossio
2
7/5/20
Best option in cfa function for Discrete Data
There is an interesting paper comparing DWLS and WLSMV: DiStefano, C., & Morgan, GB (2014). A
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Best option in cfa function for Discrete Data
There is an interesting paper comparing DWLS and WLSMV: DiStefano, C., & Morgan, GB (2014). A
7/5/20
Christopher Runyon
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Terrence Jorgensen
4
6/18/20
CFI changes with " test - mean.var.adjusted " included (CFA with categorical data, estimator = "WLSMV")
Great! Thank you so much for your help. I'm glad to know that this was just a user error on my
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CFI changes with " test - mean.var.adjusted " included (CFA with categorical data, estimator = "WLSMV")
Great! Thank you so much for your help. I'm glad to know that this was just a user error on my
6/18/20
Patrycja Klimek
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Terrence Jorgensen
2
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
Blaž Rebernjak
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Terrence Jorgensen
4
3/21/20
Questions about using lavaan with multiple imputations on longitudinal data with multiple groups
No, we are using theta, but I couldn't come up with a reproducible example, I think it could be
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Questions about using lavaan with multiple imputations on longitudinal data with multiple groups
No, we are using theta, but I couldn't come up with a reproducible example, I think it could be
3/21/20
Jan Szczypiński
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Terrence Jorgensen
3
10/11/19
lavaan WARNING: the optimizer (NLMINB) claimed the model converged, but not all elements of the gradient are (near) zero; with WLSMV
Sorry for such a long response. I was gone on vacations for the last 3 weeks. In turned out that it
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lavaan WARNING: the optimizer (NLMINB) claimed the model converged, but not all elements of the gradient are (near) zero; with WLSMV
Sorry for such a long response. I was gone on vacations for the last 3 weeks. In turned out that it
10/11/19
Natalija Plasonja
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Terrence Jorgensen
5
9/18/19
lavaan error: number of observations too small to compute Gamma in MGCFA using WLSMV
I assume then that if your Likert scale points are coded numerically, you should use estimators for
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lavaan error: number of observations too small to compute Gamma in MGCFA using WLSMV
I assume then that if your Likert scale points are coded numerically, you should use estimators for
9/18/19
Frederick Duan
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Terrence Jorgensen
2
8/23/19
Categorical Var Model Identification Problem. WLSMV
Age might be a problem, because its scale seems huge relative to other variables. Is it measured in
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Categorical Var Model Identification Problem. WLSMV
Age might be a problem, because its scale seems huge relative to other variables. Is it measured in
8/23/19
Nikola Ćirović
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Terrence Jorgensen
3
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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MLR
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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
Lucas Sempe
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joh4nd
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6/12/23
WLSMV with some continuous variables
Is it in such cases (WLSMV and, hence, a subset of DWLS estimates) that robust fit criteria are
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WLSMV with some continuous variables
Is it in such cases (WLSMV and, hence, a subset of DWLS estimates) that robust fit criteria are
6/12/23
Łukasz Deryło
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Pavneet Bharaj
10
6/27/19
WLSMV estimator: are results reliable when number of observations is too small to compute Gamma?
I wonder, what I should do now: discussion changed it's merit (thanks Mr Kaur!) and ended up with
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WLSMV
WLSMV estimator: are results reliable when number of observations is too small to compute Gamma?
I wonder, what I should do now: discussion changed it's merit (thanks Mr Kaur!) and ended up with
6/27/19
Luka Komidar
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Terrence Jorgensen
5
6/7/19
Measurement invariance using WLSMV: lower chi-square in a more restrictive model (DWLS)?
Thanks for a very illuminating answer, I've already started reading the Wu & Estabrook paper!
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Measurement invariance using WLSMV: lower chi-square in a more restrictive model (DWLS)?
Thanks for a very illuminating answer, I've already started reading the Wu & Estabrook paper!
6/7/19
Elena Murray
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
3
4/4/19
cfa with binary categorical variables and missing data
Is there any way i dont have to run multiple Imputation? missing="pairwise" assumes MCAR,
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CFA
WLSMV
categorical
missingdata
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cfa with binary categorical variables and missing data
Is there any way i dont have to run multiple Imputation? missing="pairwise" assumes MCAR,
4/4/19
Jan Brederecke
,
Terrence Jorgensen
15
4/11/19
runMI with categorical data / WLSMV / fit measures
Dear Terrence, thank you so much! It finally worked when I tried it at home! Thank you for all your
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runMI with categorical data / WLSMV / fit measures
Dear Terrence, thank you so much! It finally worked when I tried it at home! Thank you for all your
4/11/19
Jan Brederecke
,
Terrence Jorgensen
3
3/25/19
Semtools EFA / negative factor loadings
Dear Terrence, thank you so much for your incredibly fast answer! Even though it seriously melted my
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WLSMV
categorical
estimator
semTools
Semtools EFA / negative factor loadings
Dear Terrence, thank you so much for your incredibly fast answer! Even though it seriously melted my
3/25/19
Tina
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
3
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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CFA
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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
samfi...@gmail.com
1/18/19
SEM and categorical endogenous variables in lavaan
List, As I understand the implementation of the WLSMV estimator in lavaan, one can think of binary
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WLSMV
categorical
lavaan
non-convergence
sem
warning
SEM and categorical endogenous variables in lavaan
List, As I understand the implementation of the WLSMV estimator in lavaan, one can think of binary
1/18/19
Onur Şahin
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
3
1/3/19
error using WLSMV in moderated mediation analysis, ordinal dependent outcomes, continuous moderator
Error in vnames(FLAT, type = "ov.x", ov.x.fatal = TRUE) : lavaan ERROR: model syntax
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error
exogenous
lavaan
mediation
moderation
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error using WLSMV in moderated mediation analysis, ordinal dependent outcomes, continuous moderator
Error in vnames(FLAT, type = "ov.x", ov.x.fatal = TRUE) : lavaan ERROR: model syntax
1/3/19
geor...@hawaii.edu
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Terrence Jorgensen
4
11/29/18
standardized residuals with wlsmv estimator
I see that when we use WLSMV, the observed and model-implied covariances are actually correlations
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Mplus
WLSMV
categorical
ordered
standardized
standardized residuals with wlsmv estimator
I see that when we use WLSMV, the observed and model-implied covariances are actually correlations
11/29/18
Alex Schoemann
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
3
11/2/18
Re: Problem with MTMM simulation with higher order trait
" Error in MASS::mvrnorm(n = sample.nobs[g], mu = Mu.hat[[g]], Sigma = COV, : 'Sigma' is
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WLSMV
categorical
lavaan
ordered
second-order
warning
Re: Problem with MTMM simulation with higher order trait
" Error in MASS::mvrnorm(n = sample.nobs[g], mu = Mu.hat[[g]], Sigma = COV, : 'Sigma' is
11/2/18
Jan Brederecke
,
Terrence Jorgensen
5
11/9/18
measurementinvariancecat chisq diff scores
Is my baseline (configural) model already very poorly fitting because of its high RMSEA and low CFI?
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WLSMV
categorical
group
invariance
measurement
semTools
measurementinvariancecat chisq diff scores
Is my baseline (configural) model already very poorly fitting because of its high RMSEA and low CFI?
11/9/18
Isa
,
Terrence Jorgensen
11
11/22/18
Question regarding analysis proceeding and corresponding lavaan commands
Did lavaan automatically treat them as numerics? Sounds like it does. But the warning is probably to
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WLSMV
difference
group
measurement
mediation
model
structural
Question regarding analysis proceeding and corresponding lavaan commands
Did lavaan automatically treat them as numerics? Sounds like it does. But the warning is probably to
11/22/18
Jan Brederecke
,
Terrence Jorgensen
3
10/11/18
WLSMV Estimator in CFA with missing data / multiple imputation
Dear Mr Jorgensen, thank you so much for your quick and helpful answer, this is all that I needed and
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CFA
DWLS
WLSMV
categorical
lavaan
missings
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WLSMV Estimator in CFA with missing data / multiple imputation
Dear Mr Jorgensen, thank you so much for your quick and helpful answer, this is all that I needed and
10/11/18
G.J. Melendez-Torres
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
6
10/11/18
No AIC/BIC for one-factor models?
yet the problem remains when I use the MLR (or even the ML) estimator. Well, using the latest
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WLSMV
invariance
No AIC/BIC for one-factor models?
yet the problem remains when I use the MLR (or even the ML) estimator. Well, using the latest
10/11/18
veren...@gmail.com
,
Terrence Jorgensen
4
9/25/18
Fixing parameters with WLSMV
Results using "NA*" > myModel11 <- "FA =~ NA*T1_OD1a + T1_OR1a + V1_OD1a +
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CFA
WLSMV
syntax
Fixing parameters with WLSMV
Results using "NA*" > myModel11 <- "FA =~ NA*T1_OD1a + T1_OR1a + V1_OD1a +
9/25/18
Isa
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
22
11/29/18
Strange Results for Total Effects of Mediation Models
Thanks a lot for your response, Terrence! Since you are controlling the false discovery rate (FDR)
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WLSMV
categorical
lavaan
mediation
sem
Strange Results for Total Effects of Mediation Models
Thanks a lot for your response, Terrence! Since you are controlling the false discovery rate (FDR)
11/29/18