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 Leigh Greiner posted on Monday, June 10, 2013 - 9:06 am
I get this error when I try to run my LPA analysis:

*** ERROR
The number of observations is 0. Check your data and format statement.
Data file: C:\Users\user2\Desktop\Mplus\Shell\data\lpa_cpa3.dat
*** ERROR
Invalid symbol in data file:
"1.00" at record #: 1, field #: 1

I have checked in notepad and the first row does not contain variable names; also there is no evidence of my idno (numeric) having any quirky symbols. I have even changed my original idno to a numeric format to no avail. Is there a way to view Mplus data within Mplus? How can I fix this problem? thanks
 Linda K. Muthen posted on Monday, June 10, 2013 - 10:41 am
Open your data set in the Mplus Editor. You will see the invalid symbol at the beginning of the data set. Delete it and save the data.
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