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Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence
by Judith D. Singer and John B. Willett
Chapter 6: Modeling discontinuous and nonlinear change

Table 6.2 on page 203 using wages_pp.dat.

Model A: EXPER, HGC-9, BLACK*EXPER, UE-7.

Title: 
   Model A;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 on black; 

Notice that the deviance is -2*Loglikelihood. That is -2*(-2415.260) = 4830.52.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2415.260
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters              9
          Akaike (AIC)                    4848.519
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4909.398
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4880.799
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    HGC_9              0.040    0.006      6.318
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.299
Residual Variances
    LNW                0.095    0.001    100.260
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.018    0.005     -3.871
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -3.825
 Means
    LNW                1.749    0.013    138.977
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.044    0.003     15.884
 Variances
    LNW                0.051    0.004     13.279
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.821

Model B: Model A + GED as fixed and random effect

The calculation of deviance is the same as shown in the previous example: -2*(
-2402.759) = 4805.518.

Title: 
   Model B;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on ged;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s2 with lnw; 
TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2402.759
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             13
          Akaike (AIC)                    4831.518
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4919.454
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4878.144
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    HGC_9              0.038    0.006      6.032
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.053
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.094    0.001    100.223
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.018    0.005     -3.845
 S1       WITH
    S2                -0.002    0.001     -1.832
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -3.377
 S2       WITH
    LNW                0.002    0.009      0.265
 Means
    LNW                1.734    0.013    135.239
    S2                 0.061    0.021      2.867
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.043    0.003     15.513
 Variances
    LNW                0.044    0.004     10.421
    S2                 0.028    0.017      1.636
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.770

Model C: Model B without random effect of GED

Title: 
   Model C;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       lnw on ged;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2409.162) = 4818.324.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2409.162
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             10
          Akaike (AIC)                    4838.324
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4905.968
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4874.190
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    GED                0.059    0.016      3.700
    HGC_9              0.039    0.006      6.133
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.044
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.095    0.001    100.185
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.019    0.005     -3.933
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -3.958
 Means
    LNW                1.734    0.013    129.538
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.043    0.003     15.715
 Variances
    LNW                0.051    0.004     13.084
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.830

Model D: A + POSTEXP as fixed and random effect

Title: 
   Model D;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:

    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on postexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s2 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2408.689) = 4817.378.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2408.689
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             13
          Akaike (AIC)                    4843.377
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4931.314
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4890.004
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    HGC_9              0.040    0.007      6.129
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.170
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.095    0.001    100.126
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.019    0.005     -4.116
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.001     -3.193
    S2                 0.000    0.001     -0.066
 S2       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.002     -1.308
 Means
    LNW                1.749    0.013    138.889
    S2                 0.015    0.005      3.025
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     13.912
 Variances
    LNW                0.051    0.004     13.219
    S2                 0.001    0.001      0.590
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.001    0.000      6.622

Model E: Model D without random effect of POSTEXP

Title: 
   Model E;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       lnw on postexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2410.353) = 4820.706.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2410.353
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             10
          Akaike (AIC)                    4840.707
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4908.350
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4876.573
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    POSTEXP            0.014    0.004      3.188
    HGC_9              0.040    0.006      6.228
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.243
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.095    0.001    100.231
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.019    0.005     -4.076
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -4.009
 Means
    LNW                1.750    0.013    138.737
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     13.515
 Variances
    LNW                0.051    0.004     13.269
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.844

Model F: Model A with fixed and random effects of GED and POSTEXP

Title: 
   Model F;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on ged;
       s3 | lnw on postexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s1 with s3;
     s2 with lnw;
     s2 with s3;
     s3 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2394.677) =4789.354.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2394.677
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             18
          Akaike (AIC)                    4825.354
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4947.113
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4889.913
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    HGC_9              0.039    0.006      6.142
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.029
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.094    0.001     99.722
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.020    0.005     -4.132
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.001     -2.354
    S2                 0.003    0.003      0.899
    S3                -0.001    0.001     -0.895
 S2       WITH
    LNW                0.012    0.010      1.255
    S3                -0.004    0.004     -0.908
 S3       WITH
    LNW               -0.006    0.003     -2.066
 Means
    LNW                1.739    0.013    134.314
    S2                 0.041    0.027      1.531
    S3                 0.009    0.006      1.584
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     14.058
 Variances
    LNW                0.041    0.004     10.347
    S2                 0.016    0.018      0.880
    S3                 0.003    0.002      1.635
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.001    0.000      6.515

Model G: Model F without random effect of POSTEXP

Title: 
   Model G;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on ged;
       lnw on postexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s2 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2401.344) =4802.688.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2401.344
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             14
          Akaike (AIC)                    4830.688
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4925.390
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4880.901
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    POSTEXP            0.009    0.005      1.703
    HGC_9              0.038    0.006      6.029
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.068
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.094    0.001    100.184
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.019    0.005     -3.945
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -3.325
    S2                -0.002    0.001     -1.926
 S2       WITH
    LNW                0.003    0.009      0.290
 Means
    LNW                1.739    0.013    131.905
    S2                 0.043    0.024      1.758
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     13.347
 Variances
    LNW                0.043    0.004     10.345
    S2                 0.028    0.017      1.642
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.798

Model H: Model F without random effect of GED

  Title:
     Model H;
  Data:
    File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
  Variable:
    Names are
       id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
       ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
    usev = id lnw exper ged postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
    Missing are all (-9999) ;
    within = exper ged postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
    between = black;
    cluster = id;
  Analysis:
    Type = twolevel random ;
    estimator = MLF;
  Model:
      %within%
         s1 | lnw on exper;
         s2 | lnw on postexp;
         lnw on ged;
         lnw on hgc_9;
         lnw on ue_7;
       %between%
       s1 on black;
       s1 with lnw;
       s1 with s2;
       s2 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2406.320) =4812.64.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2406.320
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             14
          Akaike (AIC)                    4840.639
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4935.340
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4890.852
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    GED                0.042    0.018      2.377
    HGC_9              0.039    0.007      6.036
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.020
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.095    0.001    100.089
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.019    0.005     -4.074
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.001     -3.201
    S2                 0.000    0.001      0.006
 S2       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.002     -1.247
 Means
    LNW                1.739    0.014    126.940
    S2                 0.009    0.005      1.602
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     14.058
 Variances
    LNW                0.050    0.004     13.043
    S2                 0.001    0.002      0.489
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.001    0.000      6.627

Model I: Model A with GED and GED*EXPER as fixed and random effects

With Mplus version 2.13, we are unable to make the calculation converge for the model.


Model J: Model I without random effect of GED*EXPER

Title: 
   Model J;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged black hgc_9 ue_7 gedxexp;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged hgc_9 ue_7 gedxexp;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Define: gedxexp = ged*exper;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on ged;
       lnw on gedxexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
    %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s2 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2402.301) =4804.602.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2402.301
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             14
          Akaike (AIC)                    4832.602
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4927.303
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4882.814
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    GEDXEXP            0.005    0.005      0.935
    HGC_9              0.038    0.006      6.022
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.070
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.094    0.001    100.163
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.018    0.005     -3.870
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.003    0.001     -3.357
    S2                -0.002    0.001     -1.768
 S2       WITH
    LNW                0.002    0.009      0.187
 Means
    LNW                1.738    0.013    128.932
    S2                 0.046    0.028      1.634
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.042    0.003     13.057
 Variances
    LNW                0.044    0.004     10.361
    S2                 0.030    0.018      1.670
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.002    0.000      7.760

Table 6.3 on page 205, detailed output of model F.

Title: 
   Model F;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\wages_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id lnw exper ged postexp black hispanic hgc hgc_9 uerate ue_7 ue_centert1
     ue_mean ue_person_centered ue1;
  usev = id lnw exper ged postexp black hgc_9 ue_7;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = exper ged postexp hgc_9 ue_7;
  between = black;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random ;
  estimator = MLF;
Model:
    %within%
       s1 | lnw on exper;
       s2 | lnw on ged;
       s3 | lnw on postexp;
       lnw on hgc_9;
       lnw on ue_7;
     %between%
     s1 on black;
     s1 with lnw;
     s1 with s2;
     s1 with s3;
     s2 with lnw;
     s2 with s3;
     s3 with lnw;

The deviance is -2*(-2394.677) =4789.354.

TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -2394.677
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             18
          Akaike (AIC)                    4825.354
          Bayesian (BIC)                  4947.113
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        4889.913
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 LNW      ON
    HGC_9              0.039    0.006      6.142
    UE_7              -0.012    0.002     -7.029
 Residual Variances
    LNW                0.094    0.001     99.722
Between Level
 S1       ON
    BLACK             -0.020    0.005     -4.132
 S1       WITH
    LNW               -0.002    0.001     -2.354
    S2                 0.003    0.003      0.899
    S3                -0.001    0.001     -0.895
 S2       WITH
    LNW                0.012    0.010      1.255
    S3                -0.004    0.004     -0.908
 S3       WITH
    LNW               -0.006    0.003     -2.066
 Means
    LNW                1.739    0.013    134.314
    S2                 0.041    0.027      1.531
    S3                 0.009    0.006      1.584
 Intercepts
    S1                 0.041    0.003     14.058
 Variances
    LNW                0.041    0.004     10.347
    S2                 0.016    0.018      0.880
    S3                 0.003    0.002      1.635
 Residual Variances
    S1                 0.001    0.000      6.515

Table 6.5, page 221

 Model A: no change

Title: 
  table 6_5 Model A;                                                                                                  
Data:
  File is d:\alda\external_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id external female time grade;
  usev external ;
  !female time;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
 ! within = female time;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random;
  estimator = MLF;
model:
  %between%
  external;
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                       -1005.127
          H1 Value                       -1005.127
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters              3
          Akaike (AIC)                    2016.253
          Bayesian (BIC)                  2027.048
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        2017.536
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 Variances
    EXTERNAL          70.237    6.944     10.115
Between Level
 Means
    EXTERNAL          12.960    3.052      4.246
 Variances
    EXTERNAL          87.282   26.660      3.274

Table 6.5, page 221 using external_pp.dat.

 Model B: linear change

Title: 
  table 6_5 Model B;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\external_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id external female time grade;
  usev external time;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = time;
  cluster = id;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random;
  estimator = MLF;
model:
  %within%
    s1 | external on time;
  %between%
    s1 with external;
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                        -995.873
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters              6
          Akaike (AIC)                    2003.746
          Bayesian (BIC)                  2025.336
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        2006.312
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)

MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level
 Residual Variances
    EXTERNAL          53.787    6.022      8.932
Between Level
 S1       WITH
    EXTERNAL         -12.405    7.227     -1.717
 Means
    EXTERNAL          13.290    3.866      3.437
    S1                -0.131    0.577     -0.227
 Variances
    EXTERNAL         123.174   35.791      3.441
    S1                 4.640    1.994      2.326

Table 6.5, page 221

 Model C: quadratic change

Title: 
  table 6_5 Model C;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\external_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id external female time grade;
  usev external time time2;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = time time2;
  cluster = id;
Define: time2 = time*time;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random;
  estimator = MLF;
model:
  %within%
    s1 | external on time;
    s2 | external on time2;
  %between%
    s1 with external;
    s2 with external;
    s1 with s2;
TESTS OF MODEL FIT
Loglikelihood
          H0 Value                        -987.919
Information Criteria
          Number of Free Parameters             10
          Akaike (AIC)                    1995.838
          Bayesian (BIC)                  2031.823
          Sample-Size Adjusted BIC        2000.116
            (n* = (n + 2) / 24)
MODEL RESULTS
                   Estimates     S.E.  Est./S.E.
Within Level

 Residual Variances
    EXTERNAL          42.052    6.021      6.985
Between Level
 S1       WITH
    EXTERNAL          -3.340   15.753     -0.212
    S2                -4.876    3.143     -1.551
 S2       WITH
    EXTERNAL          -1.438    2.862     -0.502
 Means
    EXTERNAL          13.962    3.809      3.666
    S1                -1.142    1.499     -0.762
    S2                 0.202    0.348      0.581
 Variances
    EXTERNAL         106.756   39.788      2.683
    S1                24.209   16.894      1.433
    S2                 1.197    0.627      1.910

Table 6.5, page 221

Model D: cubic change

Title: 
  table 6_5 Model D;
Data:
  File is d:\alda\external_pp.dat ;
Variable:
  Names are 
     id external female time grade;
  usev external time time2 time3;
  Missing are all (-9999) ; 
  within = time time2 time3;
  cluster = id;
Define: 
    time2 = time*time;
    time3 = time2*time;
Analysis: 
  Type = twolevel random;
  estimator = MLF;
  iteration = 5000;
  miterations =  5000;
  convergence = .001; 
model:
  %within%
    s1 | external on time;
    s2 | external on time2;
    s3 | external on time3;
  %between%
    s1 with external;
    s2 with external;
    s3 with external;
    s1 with s2;
    s1 with s3;
    s2 with s3;
THE ESTIMATED BETWEEN COVARIANCE MATRIX IS NOT POSITIVE DEFINITE AS IT
SHOULD BE.  COMPUTATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED.
PROBLEM INVOLVING VARIABLE S3.
THE MODEL ESTIMATION DID NOT TERMINATE NORMALLY DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE
COMPUTATION.  CHANGE YOUR MODEL AND/OR STARTING VALUES.

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