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 abc posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2014 - 2:58 am
Dear all,

I'm having trouble using the SVALUES of a CFA with categorical data for further analyses to save some time.

In detail, I tested a series of CFAs using the folling options:

type is general;
estimator = mlr;
link = logit;
coverage = 0;
processors = 4;
integration = montecarlo (5000);

These models run several hours. Using my final model I want to apply MODEL TEST for different tests of parameter differences etc. I understood that Mplus only allows one test per time thus, I thought it would be a good idea using the SVALUES from my final model in combination with

iterations = 1;
convergence=1000000;
miterations = 1;

However, I get the following error message:

THE MODEL ESTIMATION DID NOT TERMINATE NORMALLY DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF E STEPS. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ITERATIONS. ESTIMATES CANNOT BE TRUSTED.

Any ideas what's wrong? An alternative solution for me might be performing several independent MODEL TESTs in one single run. Is there a way of doing this?

Thanks in advance!
 Bengt O. Muthen posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2014 - 3:15 pm
Given the numerical integration algorithm, I think you should change convergence to mconvergence.
 abc posted on Thursday, September 04, 2014 - 4:33 am
Thank you. I've just tried it - same error message. Any other ideas?
 Linda K. Muthen posted on Thursday, September 04, 2014 - 6:12 am
Please send the output and your license number to support@statmodel.com.
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