Table 2 Key parameters for determining the optimal number of latent classes
Number of latent class | Number of parameters | G2 | df | AIC | BIC | X2 | Entropy | Maximum log-likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 19 | 1642.5 | 492 | 93271.7 | 93414.4 | 2137.9 | 3.5 | -46616.9 |
3 | 29 | 876.7 | 482 | 92525.9 | 92743.7 | 1286.5 | 3.4 | -46234.0 |
4 | 39 | 588.1 | 472 | 92257.3 | 92550.1 | 657.5 | 3.4 | -46089.7 |
5 | 49 | 534.5 | 462 | 92223.7 | 92591.6 | 614.6 | 3.4 | -46062.8 |
6 | 59 | 470.6 | 452 | 92179.8 | 92622.8 | 524.5 | 3.4 | -46030.9 |
7 | 69 | 445.9 | 442 | 92175.1 | 92693.1 | 501.8 | 3.4 | -46018.5 |
8 | 79 | 425.8 | 432 | 92175.0 | 92768.2 | 486.1 | 3.4 | -46008.5 |
9 | 89 | 439.4 | 422 | 92208.7 | 92876.9 | 473.8 | 3.4 | -46015.3 |
10 | 99 | 401.0 | 412 | 92190.2 | 92933.4 | 424.7 | 3.4 | -45996.1 |