Mplus VERSION 7.4
MUTHEN & MUTHEN
06/02/2016   5:02 PM

INPUT INSTRUCTIONS

  Title:
      Clinical Trials data
      from MacKinnon et al. (2007)

  data:
      file = smoking.txt;

  variable:
      names = intent tx ciguse;

      usev = tx ciguse intent;

      categorical = ciguse;

  analysis:
          estimator = ml;
          link = probit;
          bootstrap = 10000;

  model:
          ciguse on intent tx;
          intent on tx;

  model indirect:
          ciguse IND intent tx;

  output:
          tech1 tech8 sampstat cinterval(bootstrap);

  plot:
          type = plot3;





INPUT READING TERMINATED NORMALLY




Clinical Trials data
from MacKinnon et al. (2007)

SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS

Number of groups                                                 1
Number of observations                                         864

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

Observed dependent variables

  Continuous
   INTENT

  Binary and ordered categorical (ordinal)
   CIGUSE

Observed independent variables
   TX


Estimator                                                       ML
Information matrix                                        OBSERVED
Optimization Specifications for the Quasi-Newton Algorithm for
Continuous Outcomes
  Maximum number of iterations                                 100
  Convergence criterion                                  0.100D-05
Optimization Specifications for the EM Algorithm
  Maximum number of iterations                                 500
  Convergence criteria
    Loglikelihood change                                 0.100D-02
    Relative loglikelihood change                        0.100D-05
    Derivative                                           0.100D-02
Optimization Specifications for the M step of the EM Algorithm for
Categorical Latent variables
  Number of M step iterations                                    1
  M step convergence criterion                           0.100D-02
  Basis for M step termination                           ITERATION
Optimization Specifications for the M step of the EM Algorithm for
Censored, Binary or Ordered Categorical (Ordinal), Unordered
Categorical (Nominal) and Count Outcomes
  Number of M step iterations                                    1
  M step convergence criterion                           0.100D-02
  Basis for M step termination                           ITERATION
  Maximum value for logit thresholds                            10
  Minimum value for logit thresholds                           -10
  Minimum expected cell size for chi-square              0.100D-01
Number of bootstrap draws
    Requested                                                10000
    Completed                                                10000
Optimization algorithm                                         EMA
Integration Specifications
  Type                                                    STANDARD
  Number of integration points                                  15
  Dimensions of numerical integration                            0
  Adaptive quadrature                                           ON
Link                                                        PROBIT
Cholesky                                                        ON

Input data file(s)
  smoking.txt
Input data format  FREE


UNIVARIATE PROPORTIONS AND COUNTS FOR CATEGORICAL VARIABLES

    CIGUSE
      Category 1    0.819          708.000
      Category 2    0.181          156.000


SAMPLE STATISTICS


     SAMPLE STATISTICS


           Means
              INTENT        TX
              ________      ________
 1              1.456         0.571


           Covariances
              INTENT        TX
              ________      ________
 INTENT         0.783
 TX            -0.040         0.245


           Correlations
              INTENT        TX
              ________      ________
 INTENT         1.000
 TX            -0.092         1.000


UNIVARIATE SAMPLE STATISTICS


     UNIVARIATE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENT DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

         Variable/         Mean/     Skewness/   Minimum/ % with                Percentiles
        Sample Size      Variance    Kurtosis    Maximum  Min/Max      20%/60%    40%/80%    Median

     INTENT                1.456       1.863       1.000   74.54%       1.000      1.000      1.000
             864.000       0.783       2.223       4.000    6.60%       1.000      2.000
     TX                    0.571      -0.285       0.000   42.94%       0.000      0.000      1.000
             864.000       0.245      -1.919       1.000   57.06%       1.000      1.000


THE MODEL ESTIMATION TERMINATED NORMALLY



MODEL FIT INFORMATION

Number of Free Parameters                        6

Loglikelihood

          H0 Value                       -1452.171

Information Criteria

          Akaike (AIC)                    2916.343
          Bayesian (BIC)                  2944.912
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        2925.858
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)



MODEL RESULTS

                                                    Two-Tailed
                    Estimate       S.E.  Est./S.E.    P-Value

 CIGUSE     ON
    INTENT             0.608      0.055     11.155      0.000
    TX                -0.203      0.111     -1.834      0.067

 INTENT     ON
    TX                -0.164      0.061     -2.681      0.007

 Intercepts
    INTENT             1.550      0.049     31.414      0.000

 Thresholds
    CIGUSE$1           1.798      0.123     14.640      0.000

 Residual Variances
    INTENT             0.776      0.055     14.190      0.000


TOTAL, TOTAL INDIRECT, SPECIFIC INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS FOR LATENT RESPONSE VARIABLES


                                                    Two-Tailed
                    Estimate       S.E.  Est./S.E.    P-Value

Effects from TX to CIGUSE

  Indirect            -0.100      0.039     -2.596      0.009
  Direct effect       -0.203      0.111     -1.834      0.067


TOTAL, INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS BASED ON COUNTERFACTUALS (CAUSALLY-DEFINED EFFECTS)


                                                    Two-Tailed
                    Estimate       S.E.  Est./S.E.    P-Value

Effects from TX to CIGUSE

  Tot natural IE      -0.022      0.009     -2.545      0.011
  Pure natural DE     -0.050      0.027     -1.828      0.068
  Total effect        -0.072      0.028     -2.553      0.011

 Odds ratios for binary Y

  Tot natural IE       0.853      0.051     16.629      0.000
  Pure natural DE      0.731      0.128      5.722      0.000
  Total effect         0.624      0.117      5.332      0.000

 Other effects

  Pure natural IE     -0.026      0.010     -2.570      0.010
  Tot natural DE      -0.046      0.025     -1.827      0.068
  Total effect        -0.072      0.028     -2.553      0.011

 Odds ratios for other effects for binary Y

  Pure natural IE      0.858      0.050     17.281      0.000
  Tot natural DE       0.727      0.130      5.608      0.000
  Total effect         0.624      0.117      5.332      0.000


CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF MODEL RESULTS

                  Lower .5%  Lower 2.5%    Lower 5%    Estimate    Upper 5%  Upper 2.5%   Upper .5%

 CIGUSE   ON
    INTENT           0.476       0.507       0.524       0.608       0.702       0.720       0.758
    TX              -0.486      -0.422      -0.386      -0.203      -0.020       0.016       0.083

 INTENT   ON
    TX              -0.327      -0.285      -0.266      -0.164      -0.065      -0.045      -0.009

 Intercepts
    INTENT           1.426       1.455       1.470       1.550       1.633       1.649       1.683

 Thresholds
    CIGUSE$1         1.798       1.798       1.798       1.798       1.798       1.798       1.798

 Residual Variances
    INTENT           0.634       0.668       0.684       0.776       0.864       0.883       0.918


CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF TOTAL, TOTAL INDIRECT, SPECIFIC INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS FOR LATENT RESPONSE VARIABLES


                  Lower .5%  Lower 2.5%    Lower 5%    Estimate    Upper 5%  Upper 2.5%   Upper .5%

Effects from TX to CIGUSE

  Indirect          -0.206      -0.179      -0.165      -0.100      -0.039      -0.027      -0.006
  Direct effect     -0.486      -0.422      -0.386      -0.203      -0.020       0.016       0.083


CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF TOTAL, INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS BASED ON COUNTERFACTUALS (CAUSALLY-DEFINED EFFECTS)


                  Lower .5%  Lower 2.5%    Lower 5%    Estimate    Upper 5%  Upper 2.5%   Upper .5%

Effects from TX to CIGUSE

  Tot natural IE    -0.046      -0.040      -0.036      -0.022      -0.008      -0.006      -0.001
  Pure natural DE   -0.121      -0.104      -0.095      -0.050      -0.005       0.004       0.020
  Total effect      -0.145      -0.128      -0.119      -0.072      -0.026      -0.017       0.000

 Odds ratios for binary Y

  Tot natural IE     0.724       0.757       0.772       0.853       0.939       0.958       0.991
  Pure natural DE    0.469       0.520       0.551       0.731       0.969       1.025       1.134
  Total effect       0.387       0.433       0.461       0.624       0.841       0.896       0.997

 Other effects

  Pure natural IE   -0.054      -0.046      -0.043      -0.026      -0.010      -0.007      -0.001
  Tot natural DE    -0.112      -0.097      -0.088      -0.046      -0.005       0.003       0.019
  Total effect      -0.145      -0.128      -0.119      -0.072      -0.026      -0.017       0.000

 Odds ratios for other effects for binary Y

  Pure natural IE    0.734       0.765       0.780       0.858       0.942       0.959       0.991
  Tot natural DE     0.463       0.514       0.545       0.727       0.968       1.025       1.136
  Total effect       0.387       0.433       0.461       0.624       0.841       0.896       0.997


TECHNICAL 1 OUTPUT


     PARAMETER SPECIFICATION


           TAU
              CIGUSE$1
              ________
 1                  6


           NU
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 1                  0             0             0


           LAMBDA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE             0             0             0
 INTENT             0             0             0
 TX                 0             0             0


           THETA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE             0
 INTENT             0             0
 TX                 0             0             0


           ALPHA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 1                  0             1             0


           BETA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE             0             2             3
 INTENT             0             0             4
 TX                 0             0             0


           PSI
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE             0
 INTENT             0             5
 TX                 0             0             0


     STARTING VALUES


           TAU
              CIGUSE$1
              ________
 1              0.840


           NU
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 1              0.000         0.000         0.000


           LAMBDA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE         1.000         0.000         0.000
 INTENT         0.000         1.000         0.000
 TX             0.000         0.000         1.000


           THETA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE         0.000
 INTENT         0.000         0.000
 TX             0.000         0.000         0.000


           ALPHA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 1              0.000         1.456         0.000


           BETA
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE         0.000         0.000         0.000
 INTENT         0.000         0.000         0.000
 TX             0.000         0.000         0.000


           PSI
              CIGUSE        INTENT        TX
              ________      ________      ________
 CIGUSE         1.000
 INTENT         0.000         0.391
 TX             0.000         0.000         0.123


TECHNICAL 8 OUTPUT


   E STEP  ITER  LOGLIKELIHOOD    ABS CHANGE   REL CHANGE  ALGORITHM
              1 -0.16618256D+04    0.0000000    0.0000000  EM
              2 -0.16079367D+04   53.8889830    0.0324276  FS
              3 -0.14522001D+04  155.7365701    0.0968549  EM
              4 -0.14521714D+04    0.0287132    0.0000198  EM
              5 -0.14521714D+04    0.0000004    0.0000000  EM


PLOT INFORMATION

The following plots are available:

  Histograms (sample values)
  Scatterplots (sample values)
  Sample proportions
  Bootstrap distributions

DIAGRAM INFORMATION

  Use View Diagram under the Diagram menu in the Mplus Editor to view the diagram.
  If running Mplus from the Mplus Diagrammer, the diagram opens automatically.

  Diagram output
    c:\users\gryphon\desktop\chapter8\ex8.2.dgm

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