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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