similar to: Structural equation modeling in R(lavaan,sem)

Hi Yves lavaan looks like a very nice package. From the tutorial introduction I see you create path diagrams for some of the models you describe. How did you do this? I don't see a function for this in the package. I know there is a path.diagram function in the sem package that uses dot to draw the diagram, but I've always found the layouts from dot somewhat strange for path diagrams

Dear R-List, (I am not sure whether this list is the right place for my question...) I have a dataframe df.cfa

I have been trying to use lavaan (version 0.4-7) for a simple path model, but the program seems to be computing far less degrees of freedom for my model then it should have. I have 7 variables, which should give (7)(8)/2 = 28 covariances, and hence 28 DF. The model seems to only think I have 13 DF. The code to reproduce the problem is below. Have I done something wrong, or is this something I

Hello all I'm trying to run some path analysis in either sem or lavaan (preferably lavaan because I find its interface easier to use). Most of my variables are continuously distributed and fairly well-behaved but I have a single exogenous variable (sex) which is not continuously distributed. Preliminary model fitting suggests that there aren't any sex by (anything else) interactions. The

Dear R-users, A new package called `lavaan' (for latent variable analysis) has been uploaded to CRAN. The current version of lavaan (0.3-1) can be used for path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and growth curve modeling. More information can be found on the website: http://lavaan.org Some notable features of lavaan: - the 'lavaan model

Dear R-users, A new package called `lavaan' (for latent variable analysis) has been uploaded to CRAN. The current version of lavaan (0.3-1) can be used for path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and growth curve modeling. More information can be found on the website: http://lavaan.org Some notable features of lavaan: - the 'lavaan model

Hi Sorry for the rather long message. I am trying to use the cfa command in the lavaan package to run a CFA however I am unsure over a couple of issues. I have @25 dichotomous variables, 300 observations and an EFA on a training dataset suggests a 3 factor model. After defining the model I use the command fit.dat <- cfa(model.1, data=my.dat, std.lv = T, estimator="WLSMV",

Hi all, I am using package lavaan and have created a structural equation model with two exogenous and seven endogenous variables with the following relationships #specify the model m1 = ' # regressions D ~ ma + hs + b4 + b5 + b15 + b16 ma ~ hs + b4 + b5 + b15 + b16 hs ~ b4 + b5 + b15 + b16 b4 ~ el + la b5 ~ el + la

Hello R Community, I am using the Lavaan package in R 2.15.0 to analyze data collected from 1200 lakes across North America. My dataset includes 3 continuous independent variables (LOG_NTL, LOG_PTL, and LOG_SR_A_D) and 1 continuous dependent variable (BIOVOL) . I have successfully constructed structural equation models using the Lavaan package (example included below with code), but I have not

I've just found the lavaan package, and I really appreciate it, as it seems to succeed with models that were failing in sem::sem. I need some clarification, however, in the output, and I was hoping the list could help me. I'll go with the standard example from the help documentation, as my problem is much larger but no more complicated than that. My question is, why is there one latent

Does someone have confirmatory factor analysis program in R,which includes factor loading and some tests?thank you! -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/confirmatory-factor-analysis-program-in-R-tp3386133p3386133.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Hello! I am trying to reproduce (for a publication) analyses that I ran several months ago using lavaan, I'm not sure which version, probably 0.4-12. A sample model is given below: pathmod='mh30days.log.w2 ~ mh30days.log + joingroup + leavegroup + alwaysgroup + grp.partic.w2 + black + age + bivoc + moved.conf + local.noretired + retired + ds + ministrytime + hrswork + nomoralescore.c +

Is there a way to use full information maximum likelihood (FIML) to estimate missing data in the sem package? For example, suppose I have a dataset with complete information on X1-X3, but missing data (MAR) on X4. Is there a way to use FIML in this case? I know lavaan and openmx allow you to do it, but I couldn't find anything in the documentation for the sem package. Thanks! -- Dustin Fife

Hi, I'm trying to perform a hierachical, second order CFA. That's the thing that I need to leave AMOS. I found some sim.hierarchical and omega stuff, but nothing clear enough. Can anyone help me? I just need a simple and clear manual. Best, Pablo. [[alternative HTML version deleted]]

Hi, I recently tried to estimate a linear unconditional latent growth curve on 7 repeated measures using lavaan (most recent version): modspec=' alpha =~ 1*read_g0 + 1*read_g1 + 1*read_g2 + 1*read_g3 + 1*read_g4 + 1*read_g5 + 1*read_g6 beta =~ 0*read_g0 + 1*read_g1 + 2*read_g2 + 3*read_g3 + 4*read_g4 + 5*read_g5 + 6*read_g6 ' gmod=lavaan(modspec, data=math, meanstructure=T,

Hello all, I'm trying to replicate a confirmatory factor analysis done in Amos. The idea is to compare a one-factor and a two-factor model. I get the following warning message when I run either model: "Could not compute QR decomposition of Hessian. Optimization probably did not converge." I have no idea what to do here. I believe posters reported the same problem. It seems

In R software,does it have packages about confirmatory factor analysis in R software? 3Q -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/confirmatory-factor-analysis-in-R-tp3347618p3347618.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Hello, I am trying to do a multiple groups CFA in lavaan and I get the following error message: Error in cov(data.obs, use = "pairwise") : 'x' is empty I'm not sure what this message is referring to, can anyone help me? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Multiple-Groups-CFA-in-Lavaan-tp3457971p3457971.html Sent from the R help mailing

Dear R-users, Does somebody know what does the "Estimate" reported by the Lavaan model tell us? I assume this tells the relative strength of the dyadic relations. Thank you for your help! Regards, Sylvain -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Lavaan-model-tp4648004.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Dear R-users, A new version of `lavaan' (for latent variable analysis) is now available on CRAN. The current version of lavaan (0.4-8) can be used for path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and growth curve modeling. More information can be found on the website: http://lavaan.org To get a first impression of how the 'lavaan model syntax' looks