I'm trying to make a SEM model where my final endogenous variable is of unordered category (the variable is having three category which are not in any hierearchy/order). I want to know if it is possible to do this in AMOS, the AMOS documentation talks only aboit ordered categorical variable.
I have tried using Tool > Data Recode > Choosing the Variable and selecting Ordered Categories and clicking on Details > Then changing all three categories into the upper column of "Unordered Categories". This is not working and showing the error "Index was out of range"
Hello Danish,
Unfortunately, AMOS does not handle categorical endogenous variables very well. If it made sense to do so, you could evaluate a dichotomous E.V. (such as group X vs. others) using AMOS.
Mplus is frequently mentioned as having the most built-in capability for nominal and ordinal variables in models. There is a free trial period available with that package, and the support from the company's principals is said to be very good.
Good luck with your work.
@Danis Apart from what David has suggested, you can also use Smart-PLS as it also works with categorical variables. It's also available for one month trail and it's GUI based hence easier to use.
I think smartpls will be very useful as suggested by lmran and it is very easy to use.
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