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  • Usage: mxCompare(base, comparison, digits = 3)
  • base: An MxModel object or list of MxModel objects.
  • comparison: A MxModel object or list of MxModel objects.
  • digits: A numeric setting table decimal precision.

Comparing Two or More Models

This function is provided to allow the user to compare the fit of one or more models to a base model.

The output is a table with one row per model comparison as follows:

Model Comparison Statistics and Fitness Criteria
base comparison ep minus2LL df AIC diffLL diffdf Significance
Name of the base model Name of the comparison model Estimated parameters of the comparison model Minus 2*log-likelihood of the comparison model Degrees in freedom of the comparison model Akaike's Information Criterion for the comparison model Change in minus 2*log-likelihood Change in degrees of freedom Significance level of the change in fitness function