Table 2.
Model Fit Comparison Based on Information Criteria (AIC and BIC).
| Number of Classes | (−1) × Log-Likelihood | BIC | AIC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3717.8 | 7611.2 | 7489.5 | ||
| 3 | 3618.7 | 7504.1 | * | 7319.3 | |
| 4 | 3581.7 | 7521.1 | 7273.3 | ||
| 5 | 3551.4 | 7551.7 | 7240.8 | ||
| 6 | 3537.3 | 7614.5 | 7240.5 | ||
| 7 | 3520.5 | 7672.0 | 7234.9 | * | |
| 8 | 3508.9 | 7740.0 | 7239.8 |
AIC: Akaike Information Criterion; BIC: Bayesian Information Criterion.
*Indicates the model with the minimum information criterion