Table 1.
Parameters for Data Generating in Between-Level Population.
| ICC condition | Factor variance | Latent factor ICC | Factor covariance |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICC1 | 0.1 | 0.091 | 0.03 |
| ICC2 | 0.2 | 0.167 | 0.06 |
| ICC3 | 0.3 | 0.231 | 0.09 |
| ICC4 | 0.4 | 0.286 | 0.12 |
| ICC5 | 0.5 | 0.333 | 0.15 |
| ICC6 | 1.0 | 0.500 | 0.30 |
Note. ICC = intraclass correlation. We manipulated the between-level factor variance to create different levels of latent factor ICC (ICC1-ICC6). In order to confine the factor correlation to 0.30 across different ICC models, the factor covariance was adjusted in corresponding to the magnitude of factor variance.