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by idserrano
30 Mar 2021, 03:34
Forum: Model specification
Topic: ordinal logit using second-order measurement component
Replies: 6
Views: 45324

ordinal logit using second-order measurement component

Dear developers of Apollo, I’m trying to estimate an ordinal logit using a second-order measurement component for the latent variables (LVs).
I attached de path diagram of the model to explain me better. However, when I run apollo_estimate I got the following error:

Error in apollo_validate ...
by idserrano
30 Mar 2021, 03:00
Forum: Model specification
Topic: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables
Replies: 6
Views: 19268

Re: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables

Thanks, prof very useful your suggestion

Bests
by idserrano
27 Mar 2021, 00:03
Forum: Model specification
Topic: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables
Replies: 6
Views: 19268

Re: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables

Prof Hess, I solved the problem in my code. It was that I specified the second-order latent variable in the wrong form:

randcoeff[["gov"]] = gamma_nat_gov * nat_gov + gamma_loc_gov * loc_gov

And the correct form is:

randcoeff[["gov"]] = gamma_nat_gov * randcoeff[["nat_gov"]] + gamma_loc_gov ...
by idserrano
22 Mar 2021, 21:04
Forum: Model specification
Topic: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables
Replies: 6
Views: 19268

Re: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables

Thanks for the reply prof Hess, I created the randCoeff nat_gov this:

apollo_draws = list(
interDrawsType="mlhs",
interNDraws=1000,
interUnifDraws=c(),
interNormDraws=c("eta_nat_gov"),
intraDrawsType='',
intraNDraws=0,
intraUnifDraws=c(),
intraNormDraws=c()
)
randcoeff[["nat_gov ...
by idserrano
21 Mar 2021, 18:24
Forum: Model specification
Topic: ordinal logit using second-order latent variables
Replies: 6
Views: 19268

ordinal logit using second-order latent variables

Dear developers of Apollo, first, thanks for this powerful and flexible package. It’s amazing!

I’m trying to estimate an ordinal logit using second-order latent variables (LVs). I attached de path diagram of the model to explain me better. The idea is to describe how specific groups can change the ...
by idserrano
29 May 2020, 16:54
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: ICVL Model Identification issues
Replies: 3
Views: 12391

Re: ICVL Model Identification issues

Thanks for your answer prof. Hess.

I would like to ask you another question: Can I use different ordinal indicator with different Likert scale in the measurement model? I mean, I want to explain de LV "confidence" with "ol_settingsIP6" which is a variable with a Likert scale 1 to 5; and "ol ...
by idserrano
24 May 2020, 20:16
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: ICVL Model Identification issues
Replies: 3
Views: 12391

ICVL Model Identification issues

Hi for all members.
Thanks for this amazing package Apollo.
I'm trying to run a ICVL model with 3 LV. First, I ran the ICVL only with 1 LV in order to get good initial values for the full model.
The problem is that the estimated paramaters related to "IP7" indicator are to big when I include the 3 ...

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