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Myriam
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Terrence Jorgensen
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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
Ari Fodeman
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Yves Rosseel
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7/16/20
"NA/NaN Hessian evaluation" error message interpretation help
> ...I get this error message: > > Error in nlminb(start = cache$theta, objective =
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"NA/NaN Hessian evaluation" error message interpretation help
> ...I get this error message: > > Error in nlminb(start = cache$theta, objective =
7/16/20
Christopher Runyon
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Terrence Jorgensen
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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
ccosciar
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Yves Rosseel
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6/2/20
standard errors in mediation analysis with binary variables using lavaan
On 6/2/20 4:41 AM, Ranaivo Rasolofoson wrote: > Dear Yves, > I was looking at the presentation
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On 6/2/20 4:41 AM, Ranaivo Rasolofoson wrote: > Dear Yves, > I was looking at the presentation
6/2/20
Rosie
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Yves Rosseel
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5/26/20
Binary endogenous variable in SEM and rsquare issue
On 5/25/20 9:02 AM, Rosie Pendrous wrote: > I did have another query if possible: my categorical
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Binary endogenous variable in SEM and rsquare issue
On 5/25/20 9:02 AM, Rosie Pendrous wrote: > I did have another query if possible: my categorical
5/26/20
Ignazio Craparo
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Terrence Jorgensen
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3/21/20
Measurement invariance Chisquare difference test statistic - ordinal variables
My question regards on whether the Chisquare statistic with method="satorra.bentler.2010"
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Measurement invariance Chisquare difference test statistic - ordinal variables
My question regards on whether the Chisquare statistic with method="satorra.bentler.2010"
3/21/20
Rose B
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Terrence Jorgensen
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2/5/20
Standard errors not computed with binary endogenous variable because the information matrix could not be inverted
Is this what you meant when you said lavaan assigns fixed intercepts and variances to the latent
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Standard errors not computed with binary endogenous variable because the information matrix could not be inverted
Is this what you meant when you said lavaan assigns fixed intercepts and variances to the latent
2/5/20
Lawrence Hunsicker
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
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12/1/19
psych::fa vs. lavaan::lavCor for mixed polychoric/linear exploratory factor analysis
Got it. Thanks! Incidentally, the warnings and the variance < 0 all went away when I dropped the
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psych::fa vs. lavaan::lavCor for mixed polychoric/linear exploratory factor analysis
Got it. Thanks! Incidentally, the warnings and the variance < 0 all went away when I dropped the
12/1/19
Vibeke Nielsen
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
3
11/7/19
Adding gender as covariate or moderator to a bivariate latent change score model with Lavaan R
Thank you very much for your tips, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal. I have indeed also tried to
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Adding gender as covariate or moderator to a bivariate latent change score model with Lavaan R
Thank you very much for your tips, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal. I have indeed also tried to
11/7/19
Ryan
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Terrence Jorgensen
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10/8/19
Error returned by permuteMeasEq when testing threshold invariance
I should add that if I run the same model without including the general factor, I get the same
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Error returned by permuteMeasEq when testing threshold invariance
I should add that if I run the same model without including the general factor, I get the same
10/8/19
Frederick Duan
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Terrence Jorgensen
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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
Andrej
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Terrence Jorgensen
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8/6/19
Measurement invariance with unbalanced samples
This line doesn't do anything, just don't specify group.equal if there are no parameters to
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lavaan
Measurement invariance with unbalanced samples
This line doesn't do anything, just don't specify group.equal if there are no parameters to
8/6/19
Lauren Wisnieski
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Terrence Jorgensen
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7/3/19
Binomial count predictor variables
I'm looking for a SEM package/software that can handle binomial count predictor variables (not
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Binomial count predictor variables
I'm looking for a SEM package/software that can handle binomial count predictor variables (not
7/3/19
Lucas Sempe
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joh4nd
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Jun 12
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
Jun 12
Patrick Yang
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Terrence Jorgensen
4
6/19/19
group.equal() argument does not work for the "residuals" key word
Aren't these estimates the error variance estimates for observed variables ST37Q01 through
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group.equal() argument does not work for the "residuals" key word
Aren't these estimates the error variance estimates for observed variables ST37Q01 through
6/19/19
Chen Ali
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Yago Luksevicius de Moraes
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Jun 13
Questions about the use of estimation
Yeah, there's lots of methods that are poorly known, and may be better than the most popular ones
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Questions about the use of estimation
Yeah, there's lots of methods that are poorly known, and may be better than the most popular ones
Jun 13
Shubhabrata Mukherjee
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
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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
Theuns
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Terrence Jorgensen
3
6/6/19
Warning message when using estimator="WLSMV"
Dear Terrence, Thank you for your insightful reply. It is most helpful. Best regards, Theuns On Thu,
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Warning message when using estimator="WLSMV"
Dear Terrence, Thank you for your insightful reply. It is most helpful. Best regards, Theuns On Thu,
6/6/19
Lilia Heinrich
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Terrence Jorgensen
2
5/22/19
non-continuous SEM: Goodness of Fit Indices
Somebody told me recently that the use and assessment of GOF for non-continuous SEM isn`t recommended
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non-continuous SEM: Goodness of Fit Indices
Somebody told me recently that the use and assessment of GOF for non-continuous SEM isn`t recommended
5/22/19
Ida Blomqvist
,
Terrence Jorgensen
4
5/18/19
PermutMeasEq.syntax
I do have categorical data but with the mesurementInvariance() (and not the measurementInvarianceCat(
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PermutMeasEq.syntax
I do have categorical data but with the mesurementInvariance() (and not the measurementInvarianceCat(
5/18/19
gaia...@usal.es
, …
Terrence Jorgensen
7
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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MLR
Mplus
categorical
lavaan
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
gaia...@usal.es
,
Terrence Jorgensen
2
4/4/19
How can I implement a linear and a logistic regression in a single SEM model?
how can I define just ONE of the regressions in my SEM model (indeed is a path analyses, no LV's)
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lavaan
path
How can I implement a linear and a logistic regression in a single SEM model?
how can I define just ONE of the regressions in my SEM model (indeed is a path analyses, no LV's)
4/4/19
Lilia Heinrich
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Terrence Jorgensen
5
4/9/19
SEM with categorical one-indicator measurement models
понедельник, 8 апреля 2019 г., 13:21:24 UTC+2 пользователь Terrence Jorgensen написал: (y4~~0.1 *y4 :
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SEM with categorical one-indicator measurement models
понедельник, 8 апреля 2019 г., 13:21:24 UTC+2 пользователь Terrence Jorgensen написал: (y4~~0.1 *y4 :
4/9/19
Elena Murray
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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
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missingdata
pairwise
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
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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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CFA
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lavTestLRT
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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
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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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