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. 2017 Feb 14;10:1178221816686060. doi: 10.1177/1178221816686060

Table 2.

Model selection criteria for latent profile analysis of wave 4 alcohol use variables.

Number of profiles
2 3 4 5
BIC 26 325.62 23 980.23 23 027.89 23 041.55
Entropy 1.00 0.89 0.91 0.89
P-value (k versus k − 1) .00 .00 .00 .00

Abbreviation: BIC, Bayesian information criterion.

P-values are derived from Vuong-Lo-Mendell-Rubin Likelihood Ratio Test. Boldface type denotes criterion values for selected model.