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Are there any differences between setting automatic or manual number of measurements in DLS?

When doing measurements in DLS (either size or zeta potential), I have the option to input an automatic number of measurements or to set it manually. My question is: is there a drawback in...

08 February 2021 9,423 6 View

Google Reveals Major Hidden Weakness In Machine Learning, What are your observations on the following article?

Deep learning algorithms are prone to a previously unknown problem, say a team of computer scientists at...

14 December 2020 4,163 4 View

Rounding decimals to use Poisson model?

I could not get a good fit for a Gaussian model of variation in the duration of a behavior. I thus rounded durations to the next integer (nearest minute) and used a Poisson distribution, which...

17 November 2020 4,048 4 View

Can you have a (very) local weather forecast model with simple weather stations?

Dear metereologists, sorry if this question is too basic, I'm just curious about it So, I`ve seen some personal stations that capture temperature, humidity, wind speed and pluviometry...

27 September 2020 178 4 View

How to avoid getting organic particles to charr(become black) during calcination?

I am trying to synthesize SrHfO3:Eu2+ nanoparticles. To reduce from Eu3+ to Eu2+, we calcinate it under Ar/H2 conditions but it ends giving a black coloured product. We need this for luminescence...

22 August 2020 448 3 View

Interpreting some regression coefficients of simple main effect and moderation analysis. How to interpret?

I did 2 regressions: Y = B0 +B1x1 + e and Y = B0 + B1x1 +B2x2 +B3x1*x2 + e (moderation) In the simple main effect, B1 is positive and significant. In the moderation analysis B1 become negative...

29 March 2020 8,855 3 View

Looking to increase your citation for sustainable tourism paper?

Dear Tourism Researchers, I am currently writing a book on Sustainable Tourism and if you have case studies or papers that you would like to share, I would love to provide citation to your work...

27 March 2020 8,298 3 View

What is the best book to teach ANNs?

I am looking for the best book to teach Artificial Neural Networks, including Deep networks, with Matlab. Also need it have the images or slides available for instructors. In the last few years...

11 December 2019 4,260 4 View

Does anyone have experience with chemokine receptor staining of NHP samples?

I have been staining NHP samples for flow cytometry analysis with CXCR5 and it seems that the CXCR5+ population is mostly lost when I stain with a panel that includes incubation with BD...

20 June 2019 4,961 1 View

How to analyze circadian gene expression using COSINOR?

My experimental protocol is as follows: I have two groups: - CTL group (sleep and wake ad libitum), rats euthanized in six different ZTs --> ZT0, ZT4, ZT8, ZT12, ZT16 e ZT20. Sleep...

05 September 2018 1,847 7 View

How to obtain confidence intervals in Amos?

Dear all, I would like to know your opinion on the following issue I am struggling with. I am estimating a multigroup model with several factors all correlated among them (they represent...

04 February 2021 1,381 4 View

AMOS - Question regarding correlated errors in CFA, what next?

Hi all, Hopefully this is just a quick question for those of you au fait with CFA in AMOS. I am brand new to this. I'm looking at model (small sample size, yes I know) with 5 latent variables....

26 January 2021 4,425 2 View

Warning in Lavaan, variance-covariance not positive definite!, model is not identified?

Dear colleagues, I am new to R, I have been using Amos for conducting CFA but came to learn that when dealing with Likert scale, Lavaan in R is a better tool to do such analysis. I started using...

30 December 2020 5,608 3 View

Is there a better library or function for plotting CFA with many observed variables in R?

Hello! I'm kind of new in using R for doing EFA, CFA, and SEM. I just followed a guide to perform CFA on my data to see how my context fits the ITC-SOPI model in a VR photo-based tour. I used...

23 December 2020 1,679 2 View

Measurement invariance of a bifactor model with categorical indicators. What is the recommended approach?

I have a bifactor model with categorical indicators: 4-option Likert-type items. One of my research objectives involves testing measurement invariance between two groups. I have been doing it as...

16 December 2020 4,601 2 View

Proper method for assessing model invariance following Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and preceding 2x2 between-subject analysis?

I have produced a good-fitting, reliable baseline model according to CFA. The model contains several factors each loaded by several categorical (ordinal) items. I ultimately intend to analyze the...

15 December 2020 1,668 4 View

2nd factor analysis, interpretation help, Can any one explain?

I am trying to see if cultural intelligence (CQ) is composite of skill, knowledge, cognition using 2nd order factor. i get the idea of latent variable (Sk,Kn,Co)'s standardized regression weight...

14 December 2020 1,930 3 View

May I use Minimal important difference (MID) in non-normal distribution?

MID is based on Standard deviation, consequently, I should not use it in non-normal distribution. Am I right? If yes, which test may replace MID?

13 December 2020 7,573 3 View

Confirmatory measurement model (CFA - SEM) with poor fit- what does it mean about the predictor?

Dear SEM experts, I will appreciate your help on this: My model contains 4 predictors. the outcome is a latent construct (built of 3 manifests). Fit indices (CFI, TLI, RMSEA) for the CFA show a...

08 December 2020 2,155 3 View

Subscales in CFA - Any useful documentation?

As alluded to in the title, I'm new to AMOS so I'm looking for appropriate direction, thank you!

06 December 2020 7,626 7 View