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
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