Is it a problem if I would like to implement 10 mediators in one structural equasion model (SEM)?

Hello scientific world, I just simply wonder if 8 to 10 mediators that I found as important for my model is just not too much? One idea that comes to my mind is that I could reduce this number...

05 March 2018 473 2 View

Any articles on children/adolescent social development and language?

Hello researchers, I am looking for articles on language (speech, vocabulary, and so on) and social development of children and adolescents. Especially I would be interested in materials that...

04 March 2018 5,670 3 View

Are confidence intervals used by frequentists in reality bayesian credibility intervals?

Hello, Is this fair to report 95% confidence intervals in frequentist approach when we have doubts about representativeness of the sample, etc? Using other words... having just one analysis how...

06 February 2018 5,471 10 View

Why do significance values differ when I compare standardised and unstandardised results?

I was running mediation models and no surprise that coefficoients dfiffer... and majority of significance values are the same.... However, when I looked at indirect effects significance value...

15 January 2018 3,466 3 View

Regression, is my analysis NOT producing WEIRD results?

When both predictors are applied in the model with one outcome variable, they are both non-significant. However, when I apply them on one to one basis, they both are significant. Is it not...

05 December 2017 1,520 8 View

Should bootstrapping be always used while running mediation in SEM context?

Example from my analysis: A and B (main predictors) predicting C (mediator) and C predicting D (outcome variable). Example 1 : Analysis without bootstrapping: Direct effects: A - D =...

04 December 2017 5,346 8 View

Why such high standardised coefficients in mediation model in Mplus?

In the STDYX Standardization section of Mplus output, some coefficients are above 1. I thought as they are standardised they should be betwwen -1 to +1. (e.g. I have some of above 3 or -3). Why is...

26 November 2017 8,393 2 View

How to implement covariates in LCA/LPA?

21 September 2017 1,912 5 View

Latent Profile Analysis - how to report number of participants and proportions?

When reporting from the Mplus output number of participants assigned to classes are we referring to? 1. FINAL CLASS COUNTS AND PROPORTIONS FOR THE LATENT CLASSESBASED ON THE ESTIMATED MODEL 2....

19 September 2017 6,731 1 View

I need examples where latent class analysis helped to identify heterogeneity within seemingly homogeneous concept. No specific research area. Can you?

01 May 2016 4,072 3 View

Bootstrapping: to use or not to?

Hello, I would need help w.r.t deciding on an approach. I sent out a survey and about 2000 of 15000 recipients completed the survey. Doubts have been raised on accepting the results based on...

15 February 2021 5,585 13 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

SmartPLS: What should I do if discriminant validity HTMT>0.90?

Dear researchers, I have HTMT larger than 0.9, and I have read the article by Henseler et al (2015) :A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation...

19 January 2021 2,622 4 View

How to test assumptions for mediation analysis (Hayes)?

I would like to do a mediation analysis as described by Hayes. I am wondering if I need to test for the same assumptions as in regression. I would usually exclude outliers and extreme values, test...

12 January 2021 4,646 4 View

How do I interpret fit statistics SEM and Modindices output?

Hi, I would need some help in understanding the SEM output. I run a latent change score analysis to test the change score of a variable of interest at two-time points (repeated measure) PLD1 and...

05 January 2021 3,367 2 View

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Hi, I am working on a study where I use mixture modelling with known classes (multi-group analysis) to test for latent mean differences between two groups (the model is estimated in Mplus). One of...

05 January 2021 8,710 3 View

How can i perform bootstrap values in R on a dendrogram generated with mixed data (factors and numbers)?

Hello; I have made a dendrogram with mixed data (numbers, ordered factors and factors) using gower distance (daisy function in R) and cluster analysis with ward.D2 (hclust function in R) for a...

10 December 2020 3,950 2 View

Estimate Beta is .00, yet it's significant?

Hi everyone, I've run an analysis of a latent 3-way interaction in Mplus (Y on XWZ). The estimate for this path is 0.000. S.E. is 0.000. Est./S.E. is 2.034. Two tailed p-value is 0.042. So,...

08 December 2020 2,132 4 View

How to analyse a variable with dimensions as moderator and its interpretation?

Hell Expert(s), I am considering a variable that has a further 5 sub-variables (dimensions). Concerning this, how should I check moderation for such kind of variable? Am I supposed to consider...

05 December 2020 2,890 10 View

Output of rankMANOVA in R?

Dear all, I am working on data including two responses (count data, relatively correlated~R2=0.4, non-normal distribution, and violated the homogeneity of covariance) and three independent...

26 November 2020 711 3 View