Table 1.
Model Fit Indices for Latent Class Models
Number of Classes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Pearson χ2 | 1678.441 | 1241.109 | 954.449 | 649.605 | 613.916 |
LR χ2 | 1112.544 | 836.825 | 561.228 | 474.321 | 424.913 |
df | 499 | 490 | 480 | 471 | 462 |
No. of parameters | 9 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 49 |
Log likelihood | −5793.281 | −5649.319 | −5511.630 | −5462.465 | −5432.891 |
AIC | 11604.561 | 11336.637 | 11081.327 | 11002.930 | 10963.782 |
BIC | 11651.906 | 11436.587 | 11233.882 | 11208.090 | 11221.548 |
LMR Testing hypothesis | ------ | 1 class vs. 2 classes | 2 classes vs. 3 classes | 3 classes vs. 4 classes | 4 classes vs. 5 classes |
LMR probability | ------ | < .001 | < .001 | < .001 | .013 |
Entropy | ------ | .669 | .757 | .758 | .692 |
Note: LR: Log likelihood ratio; AIC: Akaike information criterion; BIC: Bayesian information criterion; LMR: Lo-Mendell Rubin test