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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2019 Jul 25;55(10):2090–2101. doi: 10.1037/dev0000764

Table 3.

Fit Indices of Unconstrained and Constrained LTA Models Differing in the Specified Number of Latent Profiles

Index Unconstrained LTA Models
Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
Log likelihood −14079.53 −13313.71 −12988.30 −12767.75 −12572.83 −12399.25 −12255.73
Free parameters 99 224 399 624 899 1244 1599
AIC 28357.06 27075.42 26774.60 26783.50 26943.65 27264.51 27709.46
BIC 28911.80 28330.58 29010.36 30280.02 31981.11 34105.10 36669.30
Entropy .81 .75 .75 .78 .78 .80 .80
Index Constrained LTA Models
Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
Log likelihood −14547.57 −13632.82 −13328.44 −13213.17 −13112.16 −12979.99 −12901.95
Free parameters 27 44 63 84 107 216 351
AIC 29149.14 27353.64 26782.89 26594.34 26438.32 26391.97 26505.89
BIC 29300.43 27600.19 27135.90 27065.02 27037.89 27602.31 28472.68
Entropy 0.75 0.70 0.70 0.66 0.68 .70 .71

Note. AIC = Akaike information criterion; BIC = Bayesian information criterion