Statistical power of latent growth curve models to detect quadratic growth
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Diallo, Thierno M. O., Morin, Alexandre J. S. and Parker, Philip D.. (2014). Statistical power of latent growth curve models to detect quadratic growth. Behavior Research Methods. 46(2), pp. 357-371. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0395-1
Authors | Diallo, Thierno M. O., Morin, Alexandre J. S. and Parker, Philip D. |
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Abstract | Latent curve models (LCMs) have been used extensively to analyse longitudinal data. However, little is known about the power of LCMs to detect nonlinear trends when they are present in the data. This study utilized simulated data to investigate the power of LCMs to detect the mean of the quadratic slope, Type I error rates, and rates of nonconvergence during the estimation of quadratic LCM. Five factors were examined: number of time points, growth magnitude and inter-individual variability, sample size, and the R² of the measured variables. The results showed that the empirical Type I error rates are close to the nominal value of 5%. The empirical power to detect the mean of the quadratic slope was affected by the simulation factors. Finally, a substantial proportion of samples failed to converge under the conditions of no to small variation in the quadratic factor, small sample sizes and small R² of the repeated measures. In general, we recommended that quadratic LCMs be based on samples of: (a) at least 250 but ideally 400 when 4 measurement points are available; (b) at least 100 but ideally 150 when 6 measurement points are available; (c) at least 50 but ideally 100 when 10 measurement points are available. |
Keywords | power analysis; latent curve models; structural equation models; Monte Carlo; convergence; Type I error rates |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Behavior Research Methods |
Journal citation | 46 (2), pp. 357-371 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
ISSN | 1554-351X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0395-1 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84901364213 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 357-371 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Additional information | This record includes an authors accepted manuscript. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0395-1 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q144/statistical-power-of-latent-growth-curve-models-to-detect-quadratic-growth
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