Npar | BIC | |
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STEP 1, determine the number of lower-level latent classes | ||
Model 1. 1 higher-level latent class, 1 lower-level latent class | 10 | 11662.99 |
Model 2. 1 higher-level latent class, 2 lower-level latent classes | 16 | 8339.47 |
Model 3. 1 higher-level latent class, 3 lower-level latent classes | 22 | 7749.42 |
Model 4. 1 higher-level latent class, 4 lower-level latent classes | 28 | 7560.36 |
Model 5. 1 higher-level latent class, 5 lower-level latent classes | 34 | 7420.44 |
Model 6. 1 higher-level latent class, 6 lower-level latent classes | 40 | 7368.64 |
Model 7. 1 higher-level latent class, 7 lower-level latent classes | 46 | 7307.69 |
Model 8. 1 higher-level latent class, 8 lower-level latent classes | 52 | 7298.12 |
Model 9. 1 higher-level latent class, 9 lower-level latent classes | 58 | 7308.68 |
Model 10. 1 higher-level latent class, 10 lower-level latent classes | 64 | 7330.06 |
STEP 2, determine the number of higher-level latent classes | ||
Model 11. 1 higher-level latent class, 9 lower-level latent classes (=model 9) | 58 | 7308.68 |
Model 12. 2 higher-level latent classes, 9 lower-level latent classes | 67 | 7261.36 |
Model 13. 3 higher-level latent classes, 9 lower-level latent classes | 76 | 7297.57 |
STEP 3, redetermine the number of lower-level latent classes | ||
Model 14. 2 higher-level latent classes, 8 lower-level latent classes | 60 | 7268.99 |
Model 15. 2 higher-level latent classes, 9 lower-level latent classes (=model 12) | 67 | 7261.36 |
Model 16. 2 higher-level latent classes, 10 lower-level latent classes | 74 | 7272.55 |