Examples
# The following example illustrates the use the text argument to
# readMoments() and specifyEquations():
R.DHP <- readMoments(diag=FALSE, names=c("ROccAsp", "REdAsp", "FOccAsp",
"FEdAsp", "RParAsp", "RIQ", "RSES", "FSES", "FIQ", "FParAsp"),
text="
.6247
.3269 .3669
.4216 .3275 .6404
.2137 .2742 .1124 .0839
.4105 .4043 .2903 .2598 .1839
.3240 .4047 .3054 .2786 .0489 .2220
.2930 .2407 .4105 .3607 .0186 .1861 .2707
.2995 .2863 .5191 .5007 .0782 .3355 .2302 .2950
.0760 .0702 .2784 .1988 .1147 .1021 .0931 -.0438 .2087
")
model.dhp.1 <- specifyEquations(covs="RGenAsp, FGenAsp", text="
RGenAsp = gam11*RParAsp + gam12*RIQ + gam13*RSES + gam14*FSES + beta12*FGenAsp
FGenAsp = gam23*RSES + gam24*FSES + gam25*FIQ + gam26*FParAsp + beta21*RGenAsp
ROccAsp = 1*RGenAsp
REdAsp = lam21(1)*RGenAsp # to illustrate setting start values
FOccAsp = 1*FGenAsp
FEdAsp = lam42(1)*FGenAsp
")
sem.dhp.1 <- sem(model.dhp.1, R.DHP, 329,
fixed.x=c('RParAsp', 'RIQ', 'RSES', 'FSES', 'FIQ', 'FParAsp'))
summary(sem.dhp.1)
# Note: The following set of examples can't be run via example() because the default file
# argument of specifyeEquations, specifyModel(), and readMoments() requires that the model
# specification and covariances, correlations, or raw moments be entered in an interactive
# session at the command prompt. The examples can be copied and run in the R console,
# however. See ?specifyModel and ?readMoments for further information.
# These examples are repeated below using file input to specifyModel() and
# readMoments(). The second version of the examples may be executed through example().
## Not run:
# ------------- Duncan, Haller and Portes peer-influences model ----------------------
# A nonrecursive SEM with unobserved endogenous variables and fixed exogenous variables
R.DHP <- readMoments(diag=FALSE, names=c("ROccAsp", "REdAsp", "FOccAsp",
"FEdAsp", "RParAsp", "RIQ", "RSES", "FSES", "FIQ", "FParAsp"))
.6247
.3269 .3669
.4216 .3275 .6404
.2137 .2742 .1124 .0839
.4105 .4043 .2903 .2598 .1839
.3240 .4047 .3054 .2786 .0489 .2220
.2930 .2407 .4105 .3607 .0186 .1861 .2707
.2995 .2863 .5191 .5007 .0782 .3355 .2302 .2950
.0760 .0702 .2784 .1988 .1147 .1021 .0931 -.0438 .2087
# Fit the model using a symbolic ram specification
model.dhp <- specifyModel()
RParAsp -> RGenAsp, gam11, NA
RIQ -> RGenAsp, gam12, NA
RSES -> RGenAsp, gam13, NA
FSES -> RGenAsp, gam14, NA
RSES -> FGenAsp, gam23, NA
FSES -> FGenAsp, gam24, NA
FIQ -> FGenAsp, gam25, NA
FParAsp -> FGenAsp, gam26, NA
FGenAsp -> RGenAsp, beta12, NA
RGenAsp -> FGenAsp, beta21, NA
RGenAsp -> ROccAsp, NA, 1
RGenAsp -> REdAsp, lam21, NA
FGenAsp -> FOccAsp, NA, 1
FGenAsp -> FEdAsp, lam42, NA
RGenAsp <-> RGenAsp, ps11, NA
FGenAsp <-> FGenAsp, ps22, NA
RGenAsp <-> FGenAsp, ps12, NA
ROccAsp <-> ROccAsp, theta1, NA
REdAsp <-> REdAsp, theta2, NA
FOccAsp <-> FOccAsp, theta3, NA
FEdAsp <-> FEdAsp, theta4, NA
# an equivalent specification, allowing specifyModel() to generate
# variance parameters for endogenous variables (and suppressing the
# unnecessary NAs):
model.dhp <- specifyModel()
RParAsp -> RGenAsp, gam11
RIQ -> RGenAsp, gam12
RSES -> RGenAsp, gam13
FSES -> RGenAsp, gam14
RSES -> FGenAsp, gam23
FSES -> FGenAsp, gam24
FIQ -> FGenAsp, gam25
FParAsp -> FGenAsp, gam26
FGenAsp -> RGenAsp, beta12
RGenAsp -> FGenAsp, beta21
RGenAsp -> ROccAsp, NA, 1
RGenAsp -> REdAsp, lam21
FGenAsp -> FOccAsp, NA, 1
FGenAsp -> FEdAsp, lam42
RGenAsp <-> FGenAsp, ps12
# Another equivalent specification, telling specifyModel to add paths for
# variances and covariance of RGenAsp and FGenAsp:
model.dhp <- specifyModel(covs="RGenAsp, FGenAsp")
RParAsp -> RGenAsp, gam11
RIQ -> RGenAsp, gam12
RSES -> RGenAsp, gam13
FSES -> RGenAsp, gam14
RSES -> FGenAsp, gam23
FSES -> FGenAsp, gam24
FIQ -> FGenAsp, gam25
FParAsp -> FGenAsp, gam26
FGenAsp -> RGenAsp, beta12
RGenAsp -> FGenAsp, beta21
RGenAsp -> ROccAsp, NA, 1
RGenAsp -> REdAsp, lam21
FGenAsp -> FOccAsp, NA, 1
FGenAsp -> FEdAsp, lam42
# Yet another equivalent specification using specifyEquations():
model.dhp.1 <- specifyEquations(covs="RGenAsp, FGenAsp")
RGenAsp = gam11*RParAsp + gam12*RIQ + gam13*RSES + gam14*FSES + beta12*FGenAsp
FGenAsp = gam23*RSES + gam24*FSES + gam25*FIQ + gam26*FParAsp + beta21*RGenAsp
ROccAsp = 1*RGenAsp
REdAsp = lam21(1)*RGenAsp # to illustrate setting start values
FOccAsp = 1*FGenAsp
FEdAsp = lam42(1)*FGenAsp
sem.dhp.1 <- sem(model.dhp.1, R.DHP, 329,
fixed.x=c('RParAsp', 'RIQ', 'RSES', 'FSES', 'FIQ', 'FParAsp'))
summary(sem.dhp.1)
# Fit the model using a numerical ram specification (not recommended!)
ram.dhp <- matrix(c(
# heads to from param start
1, 1, 11, 0, 1,
1, 2, 11, 1, NA, # lam21
1, 3, 12, 0, 1,
1, 4, 12, 2, NA, # lam42
1, 11, 5, 3, NA, # gam11
1, 11, 6, 4, NA, # gam12
1, 11, 7, 5, NA, # gam13
1, 11, 8, 6, NA, # gam14
1, 12, 7, 7, NA, # gam23
1, 12, 8, 8, NA, # gam24
1, 12, 9, 9, NA, # gam25
1, 12, 10, 10, NA, # gam26
1, 11, 12, 11, NA, # beta12
1, 12, 11, 12, NA, # beta21
2, 1, 1, 13, NA, # theta1
2, 2, 2, 14, NA, # theta2
2, 3, 3, 15, NA, # theta3
2, 4, 4, 16, NA, # theta4
2, 11, 11, 17, NA, # psi11
2, 12, 12, 18, NA, # psi22
2, 11, 12, 19, NA # psi12
), ncol=5, byrow=TRUE)
params.dhp <- c('lam21', 'lam42', 'gam11', 'gam12', 'gam13', 'gam14',
'gam23', 'gam24', 'gam25', 'gam26',
'beta12', 'beta21', 'theta1', 'theta2', 'theta3', 'theta4',
'psi11', 'psi22', 'psi12')
vars.dhp <- c('ROccAsp', 'REdAsp', 'FOccAsp', 'FEdAsp', 'RParAsp', 'RIQ',
'RSES', 'FSES', 'FIQ', 'FParAsp', 'RGenAsp', 'FGenAsp')
sem.dhp.2 <- sem(ram.dhp, R.DHP, 329, param.names=params.dhp, var.names=vars.dhp,
fixed.x=5:10)
summary(sem.dhp.2)
# -------------------- Wheaton et al. alienation data ----------------------
S.wh <- readMoments(names=c('Anomia67','Powerless67','Anomia71',
'Powerless71','Education','SEI'))
11.834
6.947 9.364
6.819 5.091 12.532
4.783 5.028 7.495 9.986
-3.839 -3.889 -3.841 -3.625 9.610
-21.899 -18.831 -21.748 -18.775 35.522 450.288
# This is the model in the SAS manual for PROC CALIS: A Recursive SEM with
# latent endogenous and exogenous variables.
# Curiously, both factor loadings for two of the latent variables are fixed.
model.wh.1 <- specifyModel()
Alienation67 -> Anomia67, NA, 1
Alienation67 -> Powerless67, NA, 0.833
Alienation71 -> Anomia71, NA, 1
Alienation71 -> Powerless71, NA, 0.833
SES -> Education, NA, 1
SES -> SEI, lamb, NA
SES -> Alienation67, gam1, NA
Alienation67 -> Alienation71, beta, NA
SES -> Alienation71, gam2, NA
Anomia67 <-> Anomia67, the1, NA
Anomia71 <-> Anomia71, the1, NA
Powerless67 <-> Powerless67, the2, NA
Powerless71 <-> Powerless71, the2, NA
Education <-> Education, the3, NA
SEI <-> SEI, the4, NA
Anomia67 <-> Anomia71, the5, NA
Powerless67 <-> Powerless71, the5, NA
Alienation67 <-> Alienation67, psi1, NA
Alienation71 <-> Alienation71, psi2, NA
SES <-> SES, phi, NA
sem.wh.1 <- sem(model.wh.1, S.wh, 932)
summary(sem.wh.1)
# The same model in equation format:
model.wh.1 <- specifyEquations()
Anomia67 = 1*Alienation67
Powerless67 = 0.833*Alienation67
Anomia71 = 1*Alienation71
Powerless71 = 0.833*Alienation71
Education = 1*SES
SEI = lamb*SES
Alienation67 = gam1*SES
Alienation71 = gam2*SES + beta*Alienation67
V(Anomia67) = the1
V(Anomia71) = the1
V(Powerless67) = the2
V(Powerless71) = the2
V(SES) = phi
C(Anomia67, Anomia71) = the5
C(Powerless67, Powerless71) = the5
# The same model, but treating one loading for each latent variable as free
# (and equal to each other).
model.wh.2 <- specifyModel()
Alienation67 -> Anomia67, NA, 1
Alienation67 -> Powerless67, lamby, NA
Alienation71 -> Anomia71, NA, 1
Alienation71 -> Powerless71, lamby, NA
SES -> Education, NA, 1
SES -> SEI, lambx, NA
SES -> Alienation67, gam1, NA
Alienation67 -> Alienation71, beta, NA
SES -> Alienation71, gam2, NA
Anomia67 <-> Anomia67, the1, NA
Anomia71 <-> Anomia71, the1, NA
Powerless67 <-> Powerless67, the2, NA
Powerless71 <-> Powerless71, the2, NA
Education <-> Education, the3, NA
SEI <-> SEI, the4, NA
Anomia67 <-> Anomia71, the5, NA
Powerless67 <-> Powerless71, the5, NA
Alienation67 <-> Alienation67, psi1, NA
Alienation71 <-> Alienation71, psi2, NA
SES <-> SES, phi, NA
sem.wh.2 <- sem(model.wh.2, S.wh, 932)
summary(sem.wh.2)
# And again, in equation format:
model.wh <- specifyEquations()
Anomia67 = 1*Alienation67
Powerless67 = lamby*Alienation67
Anomia71 = 1*Alienation71
Powerless71 = lamby*Alienation71
Education = 1*SES
SEI = lambx*SES
Alienation67 = gam1*SES
Alienation71 = gam2*SES + beta*Alienation67
V(Anomia67) = the1
V(Anomia71) = the1
V(Powerless67) = the2
V(Powerless71) = the2
V(SES) = phi
C(Anomia67, Anomia71) = the5
C(Powerless67, Powerless71) = the5
# Compare the two models by a likelihood-ratio test:
anova(sem.wh.1, sem.wh.2)
# ----------------------- Thurstone data ---------------------------------------
# Second-order confirmatory factor analysis, from the SAS manual for PROC CALIS
R.thur <- readMoments(diag=FALSE, names=c('Sentences','Vocabulary',
'Sent.Completion','First.Letters','4.Letter.Words','Suffixes',
'Letter.Series','Pedigrees', 'Letter.Group'))
.828
.776 .779
.439 .493 .46
.432 .464 .425 .674
.447 .489 .443 .59 .541
.447 .432 .401 .381 .402 .288
.541 .537 .534 .35 .367 .32 .555
.38 .358 .359 .424 .446 .325 .598 .452
model.thur <- specifyModel()
F1 -> Sentences, lam11
F1 -> Vocabulary, lam21
F1 -> Sent.Completion, lam31
F2 -> First.Letters, lam42
F2 -> 4.Letter.Words, lam52
F2 -> Suffixes, lam62
F3 -> Letter.Series, lam73
F3 -> Pedigrees, lam83
F3 -> Letter.Group, lam93
F4 -> F1, gam1
F4 -> F2, gam2
F4 -> F3, gam3
F1 <-> F1, NA, 1
F2 <-> F2, NA, 1
F3 <-> F3, NA, 1
F4 <-> F4, NA, 1
sem.thur <- sem(model.thur, R.thur, 213)
summary(sem.thur)
# The model in equation format:
model.thur <- specifyEquations()
Sentences = lam11*F1
Vocabulary = lam21*F1
Sent.Completion = lam31*F1
First.Letters = lam42*F2
4.Letter.Words = lam52*F2
Suffixes = lam62*F2
Letter.Series = lam73*F3
Pedigrees = lam83*F3
Letter.Group = lam93*F3
F1 = gam1*F4
F2 = gam2*F4
F3 = gam3*F4
V(F1) = 1
V(F2) = 1
V(F3) = 1
V(F4) = 1
#------------------------- Kerchoff/Kenney path analysis ---------------------
# An observed-variable recursive SEM from the LISREL manual
R.kerch <- readMoments(diag=FALSE, names=c('Intelligence','Siblings',
'FatherEd','FatherOcc','Grades','EducExp','OccupAsp'))
-.100
.277 -.152
.250 -.108 .611
.572 -.105 .294 .248
.489 -.213 .446 .410 .597
.335 -.153 .303 .331 .478 .651
model.kerch <- specifyModel()
Intelligence -> Grades, gam51
Siblings -> Grades, gam52
FatherEd -> Grades, gam53
FatherOcc -> Grades, gam54
Intelligence -> EducExp, gam61
Siblings -> EducExp, gam62
FatherEd -> EducExp, gam63
FatherOcc -> EducExp, gam64
Grades -> EducExp, beta65
Intelligence -> OccupAsp, gam71
Siblings -> OccupAsp, gam72
FatherEd -> OccupAsp, gam73
FatherOcc -> OccupAsp, gam74
Grades -> OccupAsp, beta75
EducExp -> OccupAsp, beta76
sem.kerch <- sem(model.kerch, R.kerch, 737,
fixed.x=c('Intelligence', 'Siblings', 'FatherEd', 'FatherOcc'))
summary(sem.kerch)
# The model in equation format:
model.kerch <- specifyEquations()
Grades = gam51*Intelligence + gam52*Siblings + gam53*FatherEd
+ gam54*FatherOcc
EducExp = gam61*Intelligence + gam62*Siblings + gam63*FatherEd
+ gam64*FatherOcc + beta65*Grades
OccupAsp = gam71*Intelligence + gam72*Siblings + gam73*FatherEd
+ gam74*FatherOcc + beta75*Grades + beta76*EducExp
#------------------- McArdle/Epstein latent-growth-curve model -----------------
# This model, from McArdle and Epstein (1987, p.118), illustrates the use of a
# raw moment matrix to fit a model with an intercept. (The example was suggested
# by Mike Stoolmiller.)
M.McArdle <- readMoments(
names=c('WISC1', 'WISC2', 'WISC3', 'WISC4', 'UNIT'))
365.661
503.175 719.905
675.656 958.479 1303.392
890.680 1265.846 1712.475 2278.257
18.034 25.819 35.255 46.593 1.000
mod.McArdle <- specifyModel()
C -> WISC1, NA, 6.07
C -> WISC2, B2, NA
C -> WISC3, B3, NA
C -> WISC4, B4, NA
UNIT -> C, Mc, NA
C <-> C, Vc, NA,
WISC1 <-> WISC1, Vd, NA
WISC2 <-> WISC2, Vd, NA
WISC3 <-> WISC3, Vd, NA
WISC4 <-> WISC4, Vd, NA
sem.McArdle <- sem(mod.McArdle, M.McArdle, 204, fixed.x="UNIT", raw=TRUE)
summary(sem.McArdle)
# The model in equation format:
mod.McArdle <- specifyEquations()
WISC1 = 6.07*C
WISC2 = B2*C
WISC3 = B3*C
WISC4 = b4*C
C = Mc*UNIT
v(C) = Vc
v(WISC1) = Vd
v(WISC2) = Vd
v(WISC3) = Vd
v(WISC4) = Vd
#------------ Bollen industrialization and democracy example -----------------
# This model, from Bollen (1989, Ch. 8), illustrates the use in sem() of a
# case-by-variable data (see ?Bollen) set rather than a covariance or moment matrix
model.bollen <- specifyModel()
Demo60 -> y1, NA, 1
Demo60 -> y2, lam2,
Demo60 -> y3, lam3,
Demo60 -> y4, lam4,
Demo65 -> y5, NA, 1
Demo65 -> y6, lam2,
Demo65 -> y7, lam3,
Demo65 -> y8, lam4,
Indust -> x1, NA, 1
Indust -> x2, lam6,
Indust -> x3, lam7,
y1 <-> y5, theta15
y2 <-> y4, theta24
y2 <-> y6, theta26
y3 <-> y7, theta37
y4 <-> y8, theta48
y6 <-> y8, theta68
Indust -> Demo60, gamma11,
Indust -> Demo65, gamma21,
Demo60 -> Demo65, beta21,
Indust <-> Indust, phi
sem.bollen <- sem(model.bollen, data=Bollen)
summary(sem.bollen)
summary(sem.bollen, robust=TRUE) # robust SEs and tests
summary(sem.bollen, analytic.se=FALSE) # uses numeric rather than analytic Hessian
# GLS rather than ML estimator:
sem.bollen.gls <- sem(model.bollen, data=Bollen, objective=objectiveGLS)
summary(sem.bollen.gls)
# The model in equation format:
model.bollen <- specifyEquations()
y1 = 1*Demo60
y2 = lam2*Demo60
y3 = lam3*Demo60
y4 = lam4*Demo60
y5 = 1*Demo65
y6 = lam2*Demo65
y7 = lam3*Demo65
y8 = lam4*Demo65
x1 = 1*Indust
x2 = lam6*Indust
x3 = lam7*Indust
c(y1, y5) = theta15
c(y2, y4) = theta24
c(y2, y6) = theta26
c(y3, y7) = theta37
c(y4, y8) = theta48
c(y6, y8) = theta68
Demo60 = gamma11*Indust
Demo65 = gamma21*Indust + beta21*Demo60
v(Indust) = phi
# -------------- A simple CFA model for the Thurstone mental tests data --------------
R.thur <- readMoments(diag=FALSE,
names=c('Sentences','Vocabulary',
'Sent.Completion','First.Letters','4.Letter.Words','Suffixes',
'Letter.Series','Pedigrees', 'Letter.Group'))
.828
.776 .779
.439 .493 .46
.432 .464 .425 .674
.447 .489 .443 .59 .541
.447 .432 .401 .381 .402 .288
.541 .537 .534 .35 .367 .32 .555
.38 .358 .359 .424 .446 .325 .598 .452
# (1) in CFA format:
mod.cfa.thur.c <- cfa(reference.indicators=FALSE)
FA: Sentences, Vocabulary, Sent.Completion
FB: First.Letters, 4.Letter.Words, Suffixes
FC: Letter.Series, Pedigrees, Letter.Group
cfa.thur.c <- sem(mod.cfa.thur.c, R.thur, 213)
summary(cfa.thur.c)
# (2) in equation format:
mod.cfa.thur.e <- specifyEquations(covs="F1, F2, F3")
Sentences = lam11*F1
Vocabulary = lam21*F1
Sent.Completion = lam31*F1
First.Letters = lam42*F2
4.Letter.Words = lam52*F2
Suffixes = lam62*F2
Letter.Series = lam73*F3
Pedigrees = lam83*F3
Letter.Group = lam93*F3
V(F1) = 1
V(F2) = 1
V(F3) = 1
cfa.thur.e <- sem(mod.cfa.thur.e, R.thur, 213)
summary(cfa.thur.e)
# (3) in path format:
mod.cfa.thur.p <- specifyModel(covs="F1, F2, F3")
F1 -> Sentences, lam11
F1 -> Vocabulary, lam21
F1 -> Sent.Completion, lam31
F2 -> First.Letters, lam41
F2 -> 4.Letter.Words, lam52
F2 -> Suffixes, lam62
F3 -> Letter.Series, lam73
F3 -> Pedigrees, lam83
F3 -> Letter.Group, lam93
F1 <-> F1, NA, 1
F2 <-> F2, NA, 1
F3 <-> F3, NA, 1
cfa.thur.p <- sem(mod.cfa.thur.p, R.thur, 213)
summary(cfa.thur.p)
# ----- a CFA model fit by FIML to the mental-tests dataset with missing data -----
mod.cfa.tests <- cfa(raw=TRUE)
verbal: x1, x2, x3
math: y1, y2, y3
cfa.tests <- sem(mod.cfa.tests, data=Tests, na.action=na.pass,
objective=objectiveFIML, fixed.x="Intercept")
summary(cfa.tests)
summary(cfa.tests, saturated=TRUE) # takes time to fit saturated model for comparison
# --- a multigroup CFA model fit to the Holzinger-Swineford mental-tests data -----
library(MBESS) # for data
data(HS.data)
mod.hs <- cfa()
spatial: visual, cubes, paper, flags
verbal: general, paragrap, sentence, wordc, wordm
memory: wordr, numberr, figurer, object, numberf, figurew
math: deduct, numeric, problemr, series, arithmet
mod.mg <- multigroupModel(mod.hs, groups=c("Female", "Male"))
sem.mg <- sem(mod.mg, data=HS.data, group="Gender",
formula = ~ visual + cubes + paper + flags +
general + paragrap + sentence + wordc + wordm +
wordr + numberr + figurer + object + numberf + figurew +
deduct + numeric + problemr + series + arithmet
)
summary(sem.mg)
# with cross-group equality constraints:
mod.mg.eq <- multigroupModel(mod.hs, groups=c("Female", "Male"), allEqual=TRUE)
sem.mg.eq <- sem(mod.mg.eq, data=HS.data, group="Gender",
formula = ~ visual + cubes + paper + flags +
general + paragrap + sentence + wordc + wordm +
wordr + numberr + figurer + object + numberf + figurew +
deduct + numeric + problemr + series + arithmet
)
summary(sem.mg.eq)
anova(sem.mg, sem.mg.eq) # test equality constraints
## End(Not run)
## ===============================================================================
# The following examples use file input and may be executed via example():
etc <- system.file(package="sem", "etc") # path to data and model files
# to get all fit indices (not recommended, but for illustration):
opt <- options(fit.indices = c("GFI", "AGFI", "RMSEA", "NFI", "NNFI",
"CFI", "RNI", "IFI", "SRMR", "AIC", "AICc", "BIC", "CAIC"))
# ------------- Duncan, Haller and Portes peer-influences model ----------------------
# A nonrecursive SEM with unobserved endogenous variables and fixed exogenous variables
(R.DHP <- readMoments(file=file.path(etc, "R-DHP.txt"),
diag=FALSE, names=c("ROccAsp", "REdAsp", "FOccAsp",
"FEdAsp", "RParAsp", "RIQ", "RSES", "FSES", "FIQ", "FParAsp")))
(model.dhp <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-DHP.txt")))
sem.dhp.1 <- sem(model.dhp, R.DHP, 329,
fixed.x=c('RParAsp', 'RIQ', 'RSES', 'FSES', 'FIQ', 'FParAsp'))
summary(sem.dhp.1)
# -------------------- Wheaton et al. alienation data ----------------------
(S.wh <- readMoments(file=file.path(etc, "S-Wheaton.txt"),
names=c('Anomia67','Powerless67','Anomia71',
'Powerless71','Education','SEI')))
# This is the model in the SAS manual for PROC CALIS: A Recursive SEM with
# latent endogenous and exogenous variables.
# Curiously, both factor loadings for two of the latent variables are fixed.
(model.wh.1 <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-Wheaton-1.txt")))
sem.wh.1 <- sem(model.wh.1, S.wh, 932)
summary(sem.wh.1)
# The same model, but treating one loading for each latent variable as free
# (and equal to each other).
(model.wh.2 <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-Wheaton-2.txt")))
sem.wh.2 <- sem(model.wh.2, S.wh, 932)
summary(sem.wh.2)
# Compare the two models by a likelihood-ratio test:
anova(sem.wh.1, sem.wh.2)
# ----------------------- Thurstone data ---------------------------------------
# Second-order confirmatory factor analysis, from the SAS manual for PROC CALIS
(R.thur <- readMoments(file=file.path(etc, "R-Thurstone.txt"),
diag=FALSE, names=c('Sentences','Vocabulary',
'Sent.Completion','First.Letters','4.Letter.Words','Suffixes',
'Letter.Series','Pedigrees', 'Letter.Group')))
(model.thur <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-Thurstone.txt")))
sem.thur <- sem(model.thur, R.thur, 213)
summary(sem.thur)
#------------------------- Kerchoff/Kenney path analysis ---------------------
# An observed-variable recursive SEM from the LISREL manual
(R.kerch <- readMoments(file=file.path(etc, "R-Kerchoff.txt"),
diag=FALSE, names=c('Intelligence','Siblings',
'FatherEd','FatherOcc','Grades','EducExp','OccupAsp')))
(model.kerch <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-Kerchoff.txt")))
sem.kerch <- sem(model.kerch, R.kerch, 737,
fixed.x=c('Intelligence', 'Siblings', 'FatherEd', 'FatherOcc'))
summary(sem.kerch)
#------------------- McArdle/Epstein latent-growth-curve model -----------------
# This model, from McArdle and Epstein (1987, p.118), illustrates the use of a
# raw moment matrix to fit a model with an intercept. (The example was suggested
# by Mike Stoolmiller.)
(M.McArdle <- readMoments(file=file.path(etc, "M-McArdle.txt"),
names=c('WISC1', 'WISC2', 'WISC3', 'WISC4', 'UNIT')))
(mod.McArdle <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-McArdle.txt")))
sem.McArdle <- sem(mod.McArdle, M.McArdle, 204, fixed.x="UNIT", raw=TRUE)
summary(sem.McArdle)
#------------ Bollen industrialization and democracy example -----------------
# This model, from Bollen (1989, Ch. 8), illustrates the use in sem() of a
# case-by-variable data set (see ?Bollen) rather than a covariance or moment matrix
(model.bollen <- specifyModel(file=file.path(etc, "model-Bollen.txt")))
sem.bollen <- sem(model.bollen, data=Bollen)
summary(sem.bollen)
summary(sem.bollen, robust=TRUE) # robust SEs and tests
summary(sem.bollen, analytic.se=FALSE) # uses numeric rather than analytic Hessian
# GLS rather than ML estimator:
sem.bollen.gls <- sem(model.bollen, data=Bollen, objective=objectiveGLS)
summary(sem.bollen.gls)
# ----- a CFA model fit by FIML to the mental-tests dataset with missing data -----
(mod.cfa.tests <- cfa(file=file.path(etc, "model-Tests.txt"), raw=TRUE))
cfa.tests <- sem(mod.cfa.tests, data=Tests, na.action=na.pass,
optimizer=optimizerNlm, objective=objectiveFIML, fixed.x="Intercept")
summary(cfa.tests)
#------------ Holzinger and Swineford muiltigroup CFA example ----------------
if (require(MBESS)){ # for data
data(HS.data)
mod.hs <- cfa(file=file.path(etc, "model-HS.txt"))
mod.mg <- multigroupModel(mod.hs, groups=c("Female", "Male"))
sem.mg <- sem(mod.mg, data=HS.data, group="Gender",
formula = ~ visual + cubes + paper + flags +
general + paragrap + sentence + wordc + wordm +
wordr + numberr + figurer + object + numberf + figurew +
deduct + numeric + problemr + series + arithmet
)
summary(sem.mg)
# with cross-group equality constraints:
mod.mg.eq <- multigroupModel(mod.hs, groups=c("Female", "Male"), allEqual=TRUE)
sem.mg.eq <- sem(mod.mg.eq, data=HS.data, group="Gender",
formula = ~ visual + cubes + paper + flags +
general + paragrap + sentence + wordc + wordm +
wordr + numberr + figurer + object + numberf + figurew +
deduct + numeric + problemr + series + arithmet
)
summary(sem.mg.eq)
anova(sem.mg, sem.mg.eq) # test equality constraints
options(opt) # restore fit.indices option
}