Table 2.
Model fit indices for LPAs: 2- to 5-class solutions.
| Classes | Log likelihood | AIC | BIC | aBIC | Entropy | VLMR | LMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 full sample (n = 409) | |||||||
| 2 classes | −6257.59 | 12601.19 | 12773.78 | 12637.33 | 0.818 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
| 3 classes | −6027.15 | 12170.30 | 12403.09 | 12219.05 | 0.88 | 0.017 | 0.018 |
| 4 classes | −5901.76 | 11949.51 | 12242.52 | 12010.87 | 0.86 | 0.144 | 0.147 |
| 5 classes | −5804.16 | 11784.31 | 12137.52 | 11858.28 | 0.86 | 0.447 | 0.449 |
| T1 subsample (n = 272) | |||||||
| 2 classes | −4006.56 | 8099.11 | 8252.22 | 8115.90 | 0.84 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| 3 classes | −3854.15 | 7824.30 | 8030.82 | 7846.94 | 0.896 | 0.237 | 0.240 |
| 4 classes | −3757.95 | 7661.91 | 7921.84 | 7690.40 | 0.882 | 0.183 | 0.185 |
| 5 classes | −3688.18 | 7552.36 | 7865.70 | 7586.71 | 0.904 | 0.246 | 0.248 |
| T2 sample* (n = 272) | |||||||
| 2 classes | −3980.19 | 8046.38 | 8201.43 | 8065.09 | 0.778 | 0.110 | 0.112 |
| 3 classes | −3834.95 | 7785.90 | 7995.04 | 7811.14 | 0.849 | 0.343 | 0.347 |
| 4 classes | Not estimable | ||||||
| 5 classes | Not estimable |
Same as T1 subsample.
Bold values indicate retained models.