Mplus VERSION 7.4
MUTHEN & MUTHEN
06/01/2016   7:25 PM

INPUT INSTRUCTIONS

  data:
      file = n500replist.dat;
      type = montecarlo;

  Variable:
      names = y m tx x;

      missing = all(999);

  Analysis:
      estimator = mlr;

  Model:
      y on m*1 tx*0 x*0;
      y*.75;
      m on tx*-.5 x*.5;
      m*.5;
      [y-m*0];

  model indirect:
      y IND tx;



INPUT READING TERMINATED NORMALLY




SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS

Number of groups                                                 1
Average number of observations                                 500

Number of replications
    Requested                                                  500
    Completed                                                  500

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

Observed dependent variables

  Continuous
   Y           M

Observed independent variables
   TX          X


Estimator                                                      MLR
Information matrix                                        OBSERVED
Maximum number of iterations                                  1000
Convergence criterion                                    0.500D-04
Maximum number of steepest descent iterations                   20
Maximum number of iterations for H1                           2000
Convergence criterion for H1                             0.100D-03

Input data file(s)
  Multiple data files from
    n500replist.dat

Input data format  FREE


SUMMARY OF DATA FOR THE FIRST REPLICATION

     Number of missing data patterns             2


SUMMARY OF MISSING DATA PATTERNS FOR THE FIRST REPLICATION


     MISSING DATA PATTERNS (x = not missing)

           1  2
 Y         x
 M         x  x
 TX        x  x
 X         x  x


     MISSING DATA PATTERN FREQUENCIES

    Pattern   Frequency     Pattern   Frequency
          1         321           2         179


COVARIANCE COVERAGE OF DATA FOR THE FIRST REPLICATION

Minimum covariance coverage value   0.100


     PROPORTION OF DATA PRESENT


           Covariance Coverage
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.642
 M              0.642         1.000
 TX             0.642         1.000         1.000
 X              0.642         1.000         1.000         1.000


SAMPLE STATISTICS

NOTE:  These are average results over 500 data sets.


     ESTIMATED SAMPLE STATISTICS


           Means
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 1             -0.587        -0.249         0.500         0.002


           Covariances
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y              1.085
 M              0.635         0.812
 TX            -0.098        -0.124         0.249
 X              0.393         0.501         0.001         1.001


           Correlations
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y              1.000
 M              0.677         1.000
 TX            -0.189        -0.277         1.000
 X              0.377         0.556         0.001         1.000


MODEL FIT INFORMATION

Number of Free Parameters                        9

Loglikelihood

    H0 Value

        Mean                              -911.308
        Std Dev                             22.453
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.994         -963.540       -959.222
           0.980       0.984         -957.419       -953.220
           0.950       0.944         -948.241       -949.405
           0.900       0.884         -940.084       -940.734
           0.800       0.794         -930.204       -931.425
           0.700       0.698         -923.082       -923.619
           0.500       0.504         -911.308       -911.045
           0.300       0.300         -899.534       -899.736
           0.200       0.192         -892.412       -892.971
           0.100       0.104         -882.533       -881.209
           0.050       0.058         -874.376       -873.310
           0.020       0.018         -865.197       -866.773
           0.010       0.012         -859.077       -858.886

    H1 Value

        Mean                              -911.308
        Std Dev                             22.453
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.994         -963.540       -959.222
           0.980       0.984         -957.419       -953.220
           0.950       0.944         -948.241       -949.405
           0.900       0.884         -940.084       -940.734
           0.800       0.794         -930.204       -931.425
           0.700       0.698         -923.082       -923.619
           0.500       0.504         -911.308       -911.045
           0.300       0.300         -899.534       -899.736
           0.200       0.192         -892.412       -892.971
           0.100       0.104         -882.533       -881.209
           0.050       0.058         -874.376       -873.310
           0.020       0.018         -865.197       -866.773
           0.010       0.012         -859.077       -858.886

Information Criteria

    Akaike (AIC)

        Mean                              1840.616
        Std Dev                             44.905
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.988         1736.153       1733.017
           0.980       0.982         1748.394       1748.686
           0.950       0.942         1766.752       1764.142
           0.900       0.896         1783.066       1779.423
           0.800       0.808         1802.824       1803.548
           0.700       0.700         1817.068       1816.935
           0.500       0.496         1840.616       1839.781
           0.300       0.302         1864.165       1864.982
           0.200       0.206         1878.409       1880.525
           0.100       0.116         1898.167       1899.315
           0.050       0.056         1914.481       1916.459
           0.020       0.016         1932.838       1923.672
           0.010       0.006         1945.080       1936.238

    Bayesian (BIC)

        Mean                              1878.548
        Std Dev                             44.905
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.988         1774.085       1770.949
           0.980       0.982         1786.326       1786.618
           0.950       0.942         1804.683       1802.073
           0.900       0.896         1820.997       1817.355
           0.800       0.808         1840.756       1841.480
           0.700       0.700         1855.000       1854.867
           0.500       0.496         1878.548       1877.712
           0.300       0.302         1902.096       1902.914
           0.200       0.206         1916.340       1918.457
           0.100       0.116         1936.099       1937.247
           0.050       0.056         1952.413       1954.390
           0.020       0.016         1970.770       1961.604
           0.010       0.006         1983.011       1974.169

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

        Mean                              1849.981
        Std Dev                             44.905
        Number of successful computations      500

             Proportions                   Percentiles
        Expected    Observed         Expected       Observed
           0.990       0.988         1745.518       1742.382
           0.980       0.982         1757.759       1758.051
           0.950       0.942         1776.117       1773.507
           0.900       0.896         1792.431       1788.788
           0.800       0.808         1812.189       1812.913
           0.700       0.700         1826.433       1826.300
           0.500       0.496         1849.981       1849.146
           0.300       0.302         1873.530       1874.347
           0.200       0.206         1887.774       1889.890
           0.100       0.116         1907.532       1908.680
           0.050       0.056         1923.846       1925.824
           0.020       0.016         1942.203       1933.037
           0.010       0.006         1954.445       1945.603

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       0.992            1.000          1.000
           0.980       0.976            1.000          1.000
           0.950       0.952            1.000          1.000
           0.900       0.906            1.000          1.000
           0.800       0.788            1.000          1.000
           0.700       0.714            1.000          1.000
           0.500       0.488            1.000          1.000
           0.300       0.306            1.000          1.000
           0.200       0.188            1.000          1.000
           0.100       0.106            1.000          1.000
           0.050       0.068            1.000          1.000
           0.020       0.020            1.000          1.000
           0.010       0.008            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       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.980       1.000            0.000          0.000
           0.950       0.970            0.000          0.000
           0.900       0.932            0.000          0.000
           0.800       0.812            0.000          0.000
           0.700       0.696            0.000          0.000
           0.500       0.434            0.000          0.000
           0.300       0.238            0.000          0.000
           0.200       0.174            0.000          0.000
           0.100       0.104            0.000          0.000
           0.050       0.078            0.000          0.000
           0.020       0.036            0.000          0.000
           0.010       0.024            0.000          0.000


MODEL RESULTS

                              ESTIMATES              S. E.     M. S. E.  95%  % Sig
                 Population   Average   Std. Dev.   Average             Cover Coeff
 Y        ON
  M                   1.000     0.7804     0.0658     0.0644     0.0525 0.078 1.000
  TX                  0.000    -0.0056     0.0900     0.0889     0.0081 0.962 0.038
  X                   0.000     0.0023     0.0530     0.0516     0.0028 0.962 0.038

 M        ON
  TX                 -0.500    -0.5000     0.0653     0.0631     0.0043 0.936 1.000
  X                   0.500     0.5008     0.0315     0.0315     0.0010 0.952 1.000

 Intercepts
  Y                   0.000    -0.3899     0.0662     0.0633     0.1564 0.000 1.000
  M                   0.000     0.0010     0.0462     0.0447     0.0021 0.944 0.056

 Residual Variances
  Y                   0.750     0.5820     0.0434     0.0457     0.0301 0.050 1.000
  M                   0.500     0.4966     0.0316     0.0311     0.0010 0.946 1.000


QUALITY OF NUMERICAL RESULTS

     Average Condition Number for the Information Matrix      0.859E-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 TX to Y

  Total              -0.500    -0.3959     0.0998     0.0982     0.0208 0.802 0.980
  Tot indirect       -0.500    -0.3903     0.0614     0.0594     0.0158 0.528 1.000

 Specific indirect

  Y
  M
  TX                 -0.500    -0.3903     0.0614     0.0594     0.0158 0.528 1.000

 Direct
  Y
  TX                  0.000    -0.0056     0.0900     0.0889     0.0081 0.962 0.038



TECHNICAL 1 OUTPUT


     PARAMETER SPECIFICATION


           NU
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
      1           0             0             0             0


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


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


           ALPHA
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
      1           1             2             0             0


           BETA
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y                  0             3             4             5
 M                  0             0             6             7
 TX                 0             0             0             0
 X                  0             0             0             0


           PSI
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y                  8
 M                  0             9
 TX                 0             0             0
 X                  0             0             0             0


     STARTING VALUES


           NU
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
      1         0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000


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


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


           ALPHA
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
      1         0.000         0.000         0.516         0.053


           BETA
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.000         1.000         0.000         0.000
 M              0.000         0.000        -0.500         0.500
 TX             0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000
 X              0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000


           PSI
              Y             M             TX            X
              ________      ________      ________      ________
 Y              0.750
 M              0.000         0.500
 TX             0.000         0.000         0.250
 X              0.000         0.000         0.034         1.002


DIAGRAM INFORMATION

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


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