Table 2 Fit statistics for latent class analysis incorporating 11 indicator variables
From: Development of two socioeconomic indices for Saudi Arabia
1 class | 2 classes | 3 classes | 4 classes | 5 classesa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 70 |
H0 value | 977.32 | 1318.219 | 1415.645 | 1567.115 | – |
AIC | − 1910.64 | − 2568.44 | − 2739.29 | − 3018.23 | – |
BIC | − 1849.69 | − 2474.23 | − 2611.84 | − 2857.53 | – |
Adj BIC | − 1919.23 | − 2581.72 | − 2757.26 | − 3040.88 | – |
Entropy | n/a | 0.984 | 0.95 | 0.984 | – |
VLMR | n/a | 0.0004 | 0.4163 | 0.0281 | – |
BLRT | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |