Mplus VERSION 7.4
MUTHEN & MUTHEN
06/01/2016   7:07 PM

INPUT INSTRUCTIONS

  TITLE:	1 y plus 1 auxiliary z
  listwise in a mediation model

  data:
      file = medreplist.dat;
      type = MONTECARLO;
      listwise = on;
  variable:
  	NAMES ARE y m z x;
      usev = y m x;

      missing = y(999);

  MODEL:
    y on m*.5 x*0;
    m on x*.7;
      y*.75;
      m*.51;
      [y*0];
      [m*0];

  model indirect:
      y ind x;


  OUTPUT:	patterns TECH1;



*** WARNING in OUTPUT command
  PATTERNS option is the default for MONTECARLO.
*** WARNING in OUTPUT command
  TECH1 option is the default for MONTECARLO.
*** WARNING in OUTPUT command
  PATTERNS option is not available when LISTWISE=ON.
  Request for PATTERNS is ignored.
   3 WARNING(S) FOUND IN THE INPUT INSTRUCTIONS



1 y plus 1 auxiliary z
listwise in a mediation model

SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS

Number of groups                                                 1
Average number of observations                                 154

Number of replications
    Requested                                                  500
    Completed                                                  500

Number of dependent variables                                    2
Number of independent variables                                  1
Number of continuous latent variables                            0

Observed dependent variables

  Continuous
   Y           M

Observed independent variables
   X


Estimator                                                       ML
Information matrix                                        OBSERVED
Maximum number of iterations                                  1000
Convergence criterion                                    0.500D-04
Maximum number of steepest descent iterations                   20

Input data file(s)
  Multiple data files from
    medreplist.dat

Input data format  FREE


SAMPLE STATISTICS

NOTE:  These are average results over 500 data sets.


     SAMPLE STATISTICS


           Means
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 1             -0.051         0.201         0.499


           Covariances
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.762
 M              0.222         0.564
 X              0.089         0.174         0.248


           Correlations
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              1.000
 M              0.339         1.000
 X              0.204         0.464         1.000


MODEL FIT INFORMATION

Number of Free Parameters                        7

Loglikelihood

    H0 Value

        Mean                              -343.107
        Std Dev                             17.986
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.994         -384.947       -383.726
           0.980       0.974         -380.044       -381.688
           0.950       0.952         -372.692       -372.631
           0.900       0.908         -366.158       -365.512
           0.800       0.798         -358.244       -358.415
           0.700       0.690         -352.539       -353.097
           0.500       0.500         -343.107       -343.224
           0.300       0.300         -333.676       -333.755
           0.200       0.202         -327.971       -327.953
           0.100       0.102         -320.057       -319.853
           0.050       0.042         -313.523       -315.281
           0.020       0.016         -306.170       -307.226
           0.010       0.010         -301.267       -301.349

    H1 Value

        Mean                              -343.107
        Std Dev                             17.986
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.994         -384.947       -383.726
           0.980       0.974         -380.044       -381.688
           0.950       0.952         -372.692       -372.631
           0.900       0.908         -366.158       -365.512
           0.800       0.798         -358.244       -358.415
           0.700       0.690         -352.539       -353.097
           0.500       0.500         -343.107       -343.224
           0.300       0.300         -333.676       -333.755
           0.200       0.202         -327.971       -327.953
           0.100       0.102         -320.057       -319.853
           0.050       0.042         -313.523       -315.281
           0.020       0.016         -306.170       -307.226
           0.010       0.010         -301.267       -301.349

Information Criteria

    Akaike (AIC)

        Mean                               700.214
        Std Dev                             35.971
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.990          616.535        614.857
           0.980       0.984          626.341        627.545
           0.950       0.958          641.046        643.578
           0.900       0.898          654.114        653.119
           0.800       0.798          669.941        669.346
           0.700       0.700          681.351        681.153
           0.500       0.500          700.214        699.804
           0.300       0.310          719.078        720.194
           0.200       0.202          730.488        730.545
           0.100       0.092          746.315        744.802
           0.050       0.048          759.383        758.950
           0.020       0.026          774.088        777.086
           0.010       0.006          783.894        778.839

    Bayesian (BIC)

        Mean                               721.507
        Std Dev                             36.155
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.990          637.399        635.978
           0.980       0.984          647.255        648.382
           0.950       0.958          662.036        664.318
           0.900       0.898          675.171        674.044
           0.800       0.798          691.079        690.373
           0.700       0.700          702.547        702.502
           0.500       0.500          721.507        721.242
           0.300       0.310          740.467        741.730
           0.200       0.202          751.935        751.939
           0.100       0.092          767.844        766.291
           0.050       0.048          780.979        780.656
           0.020       0.026          795.759        798.912
           0.010       0.006          805.615        800.277

    Sample-Size Adjusted BIC (n* = (n + 2) / 24)

        Mean                               699.351
        Std Dev                             36.153
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.990          615.249        613.823
           0.980       0.984          625.104        626.232
           0.950       0.958          639.883        642.169
           0.900       0.898          653.017        651.891
           0.800       0.798          668.925        668.220
           0.700       0.700          680.392        680.345
           0.500       0.500          699.351        699.084
           0.300       0.310          718.309        719.575
           0.200       0.202          729.777        729.781
           0.100       0.092          745.684        744.129
           0.050       0.048          758.818        758.498
           0.020       0.026          773.598        776.749
           0.010       0.006          783.453        778.119

Chi-Square Test of Model Fit

        Degrees of freedom                       0

        Mean                                 0.000
        Std Dev                              0.000
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.980       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.950       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.900       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.800       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.700       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.500       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.300       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.200       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.100       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.050       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.020       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.010       1.000            0.000          0.000

RMSEA (Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation)

        Mean                                 0.000
        Std Dev                              0.000
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.980       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.950       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.900       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.800       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.700       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.500       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.300       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.200       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.100       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.050       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.020       0.000            0.000          0.000
           0.010       0.000            0.000          0.000

CFI/TLI

    CFI

        Mean                                 1.000
        Std Dev                              0.000
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.982            1.000          1.000
           0.980       0.972            1.000          1.000
           0.950       0.940            1.000          1.000
           0.900       0.908            1.000          1.000
           0.800       0.812            1.000          1.000
           0.700       0.716            1.000          1.000
           0.500       0.530            1.000          1.000
           0.300       0.316            1.000          1.000
           0.200       0.206            1.000          1.000
           0.100       0.080            1.000          1.000
           0.050       0.032            1.000          1.000
           0.020       0.010            1.000          1.000
           0.010       0.000            1.000          1.000

    TLI

        Mean                                 1.000
        Std Dev                              0.000
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.980       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.950       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.900       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.800       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.700       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.500       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.300       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.200       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.100       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.050       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.020       0.000            1.000          1.000
           0.010       0.000            1.000          1.000

SRMR (Standardized Root Mean Square Residual)

        Mean                                 0.000
        Std Dev                              0.000
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.974            0.000          0.000
           0.980       0.964            0.000          0.000
           0.950       0.936            0.000          0.000
           0.900       0.898            0.000          0.000
           0.800       0.818            0.000          0.000
           0.700       0.726            0.000          0.000
           0.500       0.534            0.000          0.000
           0.300       0.338            0.000          0.000
           0.200       0.206            0.000          0.000
           0.100       0.074            0.000          0.000
           0.050       0.022            0.000          0.000
           0.020       0.008            0.000          0.000
           0.010       0.000            0.000          0.000


MODEL RESULTS

                              ESTIMATES              S. E.     M. S. E.  95%  % Sig
                 Population   Average   Std. Dev.   Average             Cover Coeff
 Y        ON
  M                   0.500     0.3593     0.1059     0.0991     0.0310 0.702 0.946
  X                   0.000     0.1081     0.1465     0.1487     0.0331 0.882 0.118

 M        ON
  X                   0.700     0.6984     0.1089     0.1068     0.0118 0.948 1.000

 Intercepts
  Y                   0.000    -0.1773     0.0958     0.0941     0.0406 0.530 0.470
  M                   0.000    -0.1475     0.0741     0.0754     0.0272 0.498 0.502

 Residual Variances
  Y                   0.750     0.6640     0.0797     0.0755     0.0137 0.724 1.000
  M                   0.510     0.4399     0.0513     0.0500     0.0075 0.656 1.000


QUALITY OF NUMERICAL RESULTS

     Average Condition Number for the Information Matrix      0.926E-01
       (ratio of smallest to largest eigenvalue)


TOTAL, TOTAL INDIRECT, SPECIFIC INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS


                              ESTIMATES              S. E.     M. S. E.  95%  % Sig
                 Population   Average   Std. Dev.   Average             Cover Coeff

Effects from X to Y

  Total               0.350     0.3582     0.1354     0.1372     0.0184 0.954 0.716
  Tot indirect        0.350     0.2502     0.0811     0.0802     0.0165 0.714 0.934

 Specific indirect

  Y
  M
  X                   0.350     0.2502     0.0811     0.0802     0.0165 0.714 0.934

 Direct
  Y
  X                   0.000     0.1081     0.1465     0.1487     0.0331 0.882 0.118



TECHNICAL 1 OUTPUT


     PARAMETER SPECIFICATION


           NU
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
      1           0             0             0


           LAMBDA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y                  0             0             0
 M                  0             0             0
 X                  0             0             0


           THETA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y                  0
 M                  0             0
 X                  0             0             0


           ALPHA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
      1           1             2             0


           BETA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y                  0             3             4
 M                  0             0             5
 X                  0             0             0


           PSI
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y                  6
 M                  0             7
 X                  0             0             0


     STARTING VALUES


           NU
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
      1         0.000         0.000         0.000


           LAMBDA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              1.000         0.000         0.000
 M              0.000         1.000         0.000
 X              0.000         0.000         1.000


           THETA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.000
 M              0.000         0.000
 X              0.000         0.000         0.000


           ALPHA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
      1         0.000         0.000         0.490


           BETA
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.000         0.500         0.000
 M              0.000         0.000         0.700
 X              0.000         0.000         0.000


           PSI
              Y             M             X
              ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.750
 M              0.000         0.510
 X              0.000         0.000         0.250


DIAGRAM INFORMATION

  Mplus diagrams are currently not available for Monte Carlo analysis.
  No diagram output was produced.


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