I'm new to R. I've run the following model in lavaan:
model.e <-'
+ PT =~ V1 + V2 + V3 + V4 + V5 + V6 + V7
+ EC =~ V8 + V9 + V10 + V11 + V12 + V13 + V14
+ PD =~ V15 + V16 + V17 + V18 + V19 + V20 + V21
+ PT ~~ 1*PT
+ EC ~~ 1*EC
+ PD ~~ 1*PD'
> fit.e <- cfa(model.e, data = empathy, std.lv = TRUE)
> summary(fit.e)
> mi <- modindices(fit.e)
Notice how PT corresponds to V1-V7, EC with V8-V14 and PD with V15-V21, however, in the modification indices output none of those factors corresponds with the appropriate observable variables. There is also no modification indices for correlations between PT, EC and PD (please see below). I see that the output starts with line 49. Is that the problem? Why am I getting wrong output? Thank you!! Maria
lhs op rhs mi epc sepc.lv sepc.all sepc.nox
49 PT =~ V8 7.826 0.245 0.245 0.259 0.259
50 PT =~ V9 3.296 0.213 0.213 0.169 0.169
51 PT =~ V10 0.117 -0.034 -0.034 -0.028 -0.028
52 PT =~ V11 0.014 -0.012 -0.012 -0.010 -0.010
53 PT =~ V12 1.809 -0.176 -0.176 -0.117 -0.117
54 PT =~ V13 0.474 -0.070 -0.070 -0.056 -0.056
55 PT =~ V14 0.265 -0.050 -0.050 -0.044 -0.044
56 PT =~ V15 8.738 0.376 0.376 0.236 0.236
57 PT =~ V16 1.586 0.156 0.156 0.094 0.094
58 PT =~ V17 8.805 0.296 0.296 0.206 0.206
59 PT =~ V18 4.554 -0.192 -0.192 -0.145 -0.145
60 PT =~ V19 0.287 -0.059 -0.059 -0.039 -0.039
61 PT =~ V20 3.436 -0.203 -0.203 -0.141 -0.141
62 PT =~ V21 1.930 -0.119 -0.119 -0.088 -0.088
63 EC =~ V1 2.273 -0.190 -0.190 -0.126 -0.126
64 EC =~ V2 0.134 -0.051 -0.051 -0.035 -0.035
65 EC =~ V3 2.081 0.162 0.162 0.125 0.125
66 EC =~ V4 0.362 0.063 0.063 0.055 0.055
67 EC =~ V5 1.260 -0.176 -0.176 -0.110 -0.110
68 EC =~ V6 2.027 -0.135 -0.135 -0.125 -0.125
69 EC =~ V7 2.052 0.163 0.163 0.120 0.120
70 EC =~ V15 11.744 0.431 0.431 0.270 0.270
71 EC =~ V16 8.363 0.353 0.353 0.214 0.214
72 EC =~ V17 1.819 0.133 0.133 0.093 0.093
73 EC =~ V18 3.119 -0.157 -0.157 -0.119 -0.119
74 EC =~ V19 0.114 0.037 0.037 0.024 0.024
75 EC =~ V20 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.004
76 EC =~ V21 12.528 -0.299 -0.299 -0.222 -0.222
77 PD =~ V1 0.036 0.021 0.021 0.014 0.014
78 PD =~ V2 0.597 -0.094 -0.094 -0.065 -0.065
79 PD =~ V3 1.654 0.125 0.125 0.097 0.097
80 PD =~ V4 0.940 -0.088 -0.088 -0.077 -0.077
81 PD =~ V5 0.210 -0.063 -0.063 -0.040 -0.040
82 PD =~ V6 1.660 -0.107 -0.107 -0.099 -0.099
83 PD =~ V7 0.559 0.073 0.073 0.054 0.054
84 PD =~ V8 4.612 -0.162 -0.162 -0.172 -0.172
85 PD =~ V9 2.497 -0.160 -0.160 -0.127 -0.127
86 PD =~ V10 0.663 -0.069 -0.069 -0.058 -0.058
87 PD =~ V11 7.314 0.243 0.243 0.196 0.196
88 PD =~ V12 0.016 -0.014 -0.014 -0.010 -0.010
89 PD =~ V13 0.247 -0.043 -0.043 -0.034 -0.034
90 PD =~ V14 1.768 0.110 0.110 0.098 0.098
91 V1 ~~ V2 1.334 0.165 0.165 0.075 0.075
92 V1 ~~ V3 0.626 -0.102 -0.102 -0.052 -0.052
93 V1 ~~ V4 2.388 -0.172 -0.172 -0.100 -0.100
94 V1 ~~ V5 0.006 0.013 0.013 0.005 0.005
95 V1 ~~ V6 1.367 0.124 0.124 0.076 0.076
96 V1 ~~ V7 1.190 0.158 0.158 0.077 0.077
97 V1 ~~ V8 0.472 -0.057 -0.057 -0.040 -0.040
98 V1 ~~ V9 0.155 0.044 0.044 0.023 0.023
99 V1 ~~ V10 3.159 -0.161 -0.161 -0.090 -0.090
100 V1 ~~ V11 0.995 -0.097 -0.097 -0.052 -0.052
101 V1 ~~ V12 0.042 0.025 0.025 0.011 0.011
102 V1 ~~ V13 0.443 0.062 0.062 0.033 0.033
103 V1 ~~ V14 0.196 0.040 0.040 0.023 0.023
104 V1 ~~ V15 0.753 0.116 0.116 0.048 0.048
105 V1 ~~ V16 0.977 0.128 0.128 0.052 0.052
106 V1 ~~ V17 1.960 0.146 0.146 0.067 0.067
107 V1 ~~ V18 4.543 -0.200 -0.200 -0.100 -0.100
108 V1 ~~ V19 0.337 -0.067 -0.067 -0.029 -0.029
109 V1 ~~ V20 0.279 0.061 0.061 0.028 0.028
110 V1 ~~ V21 0.001 -0.002 -0.002 -0.001 -0.001
111 V2 ~~ V3 0.687 -0.105 -0.105 -0.056 -0.056
112 V2 ~~ V4 0.024 -0.018 -0.018 -0.011 -0.011
113 V2 ~~ V5 0.270 0.092 0.092 0.040 0.040
114 V2 ~~ V6 2.780 0.179 0.179 0.115 0.115
115 V2 ~~ V7 2.893 -0.219 -0.219 -0.111 -0.111
116 V2 ~~ V8 2.139 -0.141 -0.141 -0.103 -0.103
117 V2 ~~ V9 0.015 -0.016 -0.016 -0.009 -0.009
118 V2 ~~ V10 0.394 -0.066 -0.066 -0.038 -0.038
119 V2 ~~ V11 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
120 V2 ~~ V12 1.149 0.152 0.152 0.070 0.070
121 V2 ~~ V13 0.014 0.013 0.013 0.007 0.007
122 V2 ~~ V14 0.104 0.034 0.034 0.021 0.021
123 V2 ~~ V15 0.502 -0.111 -0.111 -0.048 -0.048
124 V2 ~~ V16 0.308 0.084 0.084 0.035 0.035
125 V2 ~~ V17 5.378 -0.281 -0.281 -0.136 -0.136
126 V2 ~~ V18 0.407 -0.070 -0.070 -0.036 -0.036
127 V2 ~~ V19 2.946 0.232 0.232 0.105 0.105
128 V2 ~~ V20 0.880 0.126 0.126 0.060 0.060
129 V2 ~~ V21 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
130 V3 ~~ V4 0.125 0.034 0.034 0.023 0.023
131 V3 ~~ V5 0.313 0.080 0.080 0.039 0.039
132 V3 ~~ V6 2.096 -0.131 -0.131 -0.093 -0.093
133 V3 ~~ V7 2.094 0.168 0.168 0.095 0.095
134 V3 ~~ V8 0.148 0.029 0.029 0.024 0.024
135 V3 ~~ V9 7.041 0.270 0.270 0.165 0.165
136 V3 ~~ V10 4.964 0.185 0.185 0.120 0.120
137 V3 ~~ V11 0.572 -0.067 -0.067 -0.042 -0.042
138 V3 ~~ V12 5.103 -0.253 -0.253 -0.130 -0.130
139 V3 ~~ V13 0.034 -0.016 -0.016 -0.010 -0.010
140 V3 ~~ V14 0.011 0.009 0.009 0.006 0.006
141 V3 ~~ V15 0.151 -0.048 -0.048 -0.023 -0.023
142 V3 ~~ V16 0.722 0.101 0.101 0.047 0.047
143 V3 ~~ V17 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.003
144 V3 ~~ V18 0.026 0.014 0.014 0.008 0.008
145 V3 ~~ V19 0.213 0.049 0.049 0.025 0.025
146 V3 ~~ V20 0.203 -0.048 -0.048 -0.025 -0.025
147 V3 ~~ V21 0.078 0.023 0.023 0.013 0.013
148 V4 ~~ V5 0.227 -0.063 -0.063 -0.035 -0.035
149 V4 ~~ V6 4.605 0.176 0.176 0.142 0.142
150 V4 ~~ V7 0.416 -0.065 -0.065 -0.042 -0.042
151 V4 ~~ V8 8.460 0.208 0.208 0.193 0.193
152 V4 ~~ V9 1.849 0.130 0.130 0.091 0.091
153 V4 ~~ V10 0.353 0.047 0.047 0.034 0.034
154 V4 ~~ V11 0.031 -0.015 -0.015 -0.010 -0.010
155 V4 ~~ V12 5.761 -0.254 -0.254 -0.148 -0.148
156 V4 ~~ V13 2.375 -0.123 -0.123 -0.086 -0.086
157 V4 ~~ V14 2.936 0.133 0.133 0.103 0.103
158 V4 ~~ V15 0.001 -0.004 -0.004 -0.002 -0.002
159 V4 ~~ V16 0.081 0.032 0.032 0.017 0.017
160 V4 ~~ V17 0.819 0.082 0.082 0.050 0.050
161 V4 ~~ V18 2.196 0.121 0.121 0.080 0.080
162 V4 ~~ V19 8.141 -0.287 -0.287 -0.164 -0.164
163 V4 ~~ V20 2.814 -0.168 -0.168 -0.101 -0.101
164 V4 ~~ V21 0.013 0.009 0.009 0.006 0.006
165 V5 ~~ V6 0.521 0.087 0.087 0.051 0.051
166 V5 ~~ V7 0.333 -0.082 -0.082 -0.038 -0.038
167 V5 ~~ V8 0.489 -0.076 -0.076 -0.051 -0.051
168 V5 ~~ V9 0.784 -0.130 -0.130 -0.065 -0.065
169 V5 ~~ V10 1.440 -0.143 -0.143 -0.076 -0.076
170 V5 ~~ V11 0.545 0.094 0.094 0.048 0.048
171 V5 ~~ V12 2.527 0.256 0.256 0.107 0.107
172 V5 ~~ V13 0.190 0.053 0.053 0.027 0.027
173 V5 ~~ V14 2.859 -0.200 -0.200 -0.111 -0.111
174 V5 ~~ V15 0.898 -0.168 -0.168 -0.066 -0.066
175 V5 ~~ V16 5.360 -0.397 -0.397 -0.151 -0.151
176 V5 ~~ V17 1.636 0.176 0.176 0.077 0.077
177 V5 ~~ V18 0.480 0.086 0.086 0.041 0.041
178 V5 ~~ V19 0.399 -0.097 -0.097 -0.040 -0.040
179 V5 ~~ V20 1.411 0.181 0.181 0.079 0.079
180 V5 ~~ V21 0.026 -0.019 -0.019 -0.009 -0.009
181 V6 ~~ V7 3.178 -0.170 -0.170 -0.116 -0.116
182 V6 ~~ V8 5.423 0.150 0.150 0.148 0.148
183 V6 ~~ V9 0.050 0.019 0.019 0.014 0.014
184 V6 ~~ V10 0.083 -0.020 -0.020 -0.016 -0.016
185 V6 ~~ V11 0.214 -0.035 -0.035 -0.026 -0.026
186 V6 ~~ V12 0.122 -0.033 -0.033 -0.021 -0.021
187 V6 ~~ V13 0.000 -0.001 -0.001 -0.001 -0.001
188 V6 ~~ V14 4.327 -0.146 -0.146 -0.120 -0.120
189 V6 ~~ V15 0.818 -0.095 -0.095 -0.055 -0.055
190 V6 ~~ V16 0.625 -0.080 -0.080 -0.045 -0.045
191 V6 ~~ V17 0.109 -0.027 -0.027 -0.017 -0.017
192 V6 ~~ V18 0.432 -0.048 -0.048 -0.034 -0.034
193 V6 ~~ V19 4.112 0.184 0.184 0.112 0.112
194 V6 ~~ V20 0.572 -0.068 -0.068 -0.044 -0.044
195 V6 ~~ V21 0.003 -0.004 -0.004 -0.003 -0.003
196 V7 ~~ V8 0.055 0.018 0.018 0.014 0.014
197 V7 ~~ V9 2.505 -0.158 -0.158 -0.092 -0.092
198 V7 ~~ V10 0.007 -0.007 -0.007 -0.004 -0.004
199 V7 ~~ V11 4.207 0.179 0.179 0.107 0.107
200 V7 ~~ V12 1.416 0.131 0.131 0.064 0.064
201 V7 ~~ V13 0.200 -0.037 -0.037 -0.022 -0.022
202 V7 ~~ V14 0.025 -0.013 -0.013 -0.008 -0.008
203 V7 ~~ V15 6.069 0.298 0.298 0.137 0.137
204 V7 ~~ V16 0.649 -0.094 -0.094 -0.042 -0.042
205 V7 ~~ V17 2.628 0.152 0.152 0.078 0.078
206 V7 ~~ V18 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.002 0.002
207 V7 ~~ V19 0.704 -0.088 -0.088 -0.042 -0.042
208 V7 ~~ V20 1.795 -0.139 -0.139 -0.071 -0.071
209 V7 ~~ V21 0.048 -0.017 -0.017 -0.009 -0.009
210 V8 ~~ V9 12.280 0.284 0.284 0.239 0.239
211 V8 ~~ V10 3.208 0.123 0.123 0.109 0.109
212 V8 ~~ V11 3.373 -0.133 -0.133 -0.114 -0.114
213 V8 ~~ V12 2.443 -0.141 -0.141 -0.100 -0.100
214 V8 ~~ V13 1.238 -0.079 -0.079 -0.067 -0.067
215 V8 ~~ V14 0.333 -0.039 -0.039 -0.036 -0.036
216 V8 ~~ V15 0.161 -0.039 -0.039 -0.026 -0.026
217 V8 ~~ V16 2.139 0.137 0.137 0.088 0.088
218 V8 ~~ V17 1.608 0.095 0.095 0.070 0.070
219 V8 ~~ V18 0.018 0.009 0.009 0.007 0.007
220 V8 ~~ V19 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.004 0.004
221 V8 ~~ V20 12.260 -0.290 -0.290 -0.213 -0.213
222 V8 ~~ V21 1.544 -0.079 -0.079 -0.062 -0.062
223 V9 ~~ V10 2.613 0.148 0.148 0.099 0.099
224 V9 ~~ V11 1.397 -0.115 -0.115 -0.074 -0.074
225 V9 ~~ V12 4.815 -0.266 -0.266 -0.141 -0.141
226 V9 ~~ V13 1.746 -0.126 -0.126 -0.079 -0.079
227 V9 ~~ V14 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.005 0.005
228 V9 ~~ V15 2.594 -0.209 -0.209 -0.104 -0.104
229 V9 ~~ V16 0.996 0.125 0.125 0.060 0.060
230 V9 ~~ V17 0.187 -0.043 -0.043 -0.024 -0.024
231 V9 ~~ V18 0.568 0.068 0.068 0.041 0.041
232 V9 ~~ V19 0.512 -0.080 -0.080 -0.042 -0.042
233 V9 ~~ V20 0.010 0.011 0.011 0.006 0.006
234 V9 ~~ V21 0.598 -0.066 -0.066 -0.039 -0.039
235 V10 ~~ V11 0.010 -0.009 -0.009 -0.006 -0.006
236 V10 ~~ V12 7.335 -0.284 -0.284 -0.160 -0.160
237 V10 ~~ V13 0.399 -0.055 -0.055 -0.037 -0.037
238 V10 ~~ V14 1.720 0.103 0.103 0.077 0.077
239 V10 ~~ V15 1.871 -0.144 -0.144 -0.076 -0.076
240 V10 ~~ V16 4.659 0.220 0.220 0.113 0.113
241 V10 ~~ V17 0.228 -0.039 -0.039 -0.023 -0.023
242 V10 ~~ V18 3.534 0.139 0.139 0.088 0.088
243 V10 ~~ V19 0.114 -0.031 -0.031 -0.017 -0.017
244 V10 ~~ V20 0.041 -0.018 -0.018 -0.011 -0.011
245 V10 ~~ V21 4.699 -0.151 -0.151 -0.094 -0.094
246 V11 ~~ V12 3.274 0.200 0.200 0.108 0.108
247 V11 ~~ V13 1.027 -0.092 -0.092 -0.059 -0.059
248 V11 ~~ V14 1.574 0.104 0.104 0.074 0.074
249 V11 ~~ V15 0.897 0.107 0.107 0.054 0.054
250 V11 ~~ V16 0.751 0.095 0.095 0.047 0.047
251 V11 ~~ V17 0.175 0.037 0.037 0.021 0.021
252 V11 ~~ V18 3.258 -0.143 -0.143 -0.087 -0.087
253 V11 ~~ V19 4.419 0.206 0.206 0.109 0.109
254 V11 ~~ V20 0.015 0.012 0.012 0.007 0.007
255 V11 ~~ V21 0.433 0.049 0.049 0.029 0.029
256 V12 ~~ V13 24.941 0.550 0.550 0.292 0.292
257 V12 ~~ V14 2.429 -0.159 -0.159 -0.094 -0.094
258 V12 ~~ V15 1.615 0.181 0.181 0.076 0.076
259 V12 ~~ V16 2.658 -0.225 -0.225 -0.091 -0.091
260 V12 ~~ V17 0.418 -0.072 -0.072 -0.033 -0.033
261 V12 ~~ V18 2.365 -0.154 -0.154 -0.077 -0.077
262 V12 ~~ V19 0.053 0.028 0.028 0.012 0.012
263 V12 ~~ V20 3.335 0.224 0.224 0.103 0.103
264 V12 ~~ V21 0.525 0.068 0.068 0.034 0.034
265 V13 ~~ V14 0.634 -0.066 -0.066 -0.046 -0.046
266 V13 ~~ V15 1.591 0.136 0.136 0.068 0.068
267 V13 ~~ V16 0.093 -0.032 -0.032 -0.015 -0.015
268 V13 ~~ V17 0.419 0.054 0.054 0.030 0.030
269 V13 ~~ V18 2.006 -0.107 -0.107 -0.064 -0.064
270 V13 ~~ V19 0.558 -0.070 -0.070 -0.036 -0.036
271 V13 ~~ V20 3.600 0.176 0.176 0.097 0.097
272 V13 ~~ V21 0.690 -0.059 -0.059 -0.035 -0.035
273 V14 ~~ V15 5.439 0.245 0.245 0.136 0.136
274 V14 ~~ V16 0.043 0.021 0.021 0.011 0.011
275 V14 ~~ V17 0.124 -0.029 -0.029 -0.018 -0.018
276 V14 ~~ V18 1.084 0.077 0.077 0.051 0.051
277 V14 ~~ V19 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.003
278 V14 ~~ V20 0.400 -0.057 -0.057 -0.035 -0.035
279 V14 ~~ V21 0.331 -0.040 -0.040 -0.026 -0.026
280 V15 ~~ V16 9.175 0.471 0.471 0.179 0.179
281 V15 ~~ V17 14.822 0.487 0.487 0.213 0.213
282 V15 ~~ V18 7.672 -0.318 -0.318 -0.150 -0.150
283 V15 ~~ V19 0.884 -0.131 -0.131 -0.054 -0.054
284 V15 ~~ V20 0.194 -0.061 -0.061 -0.026 -0.026
285 V15 ~~ V21 3.977 -0.222 -0.222 -0.103 -0.103
286 V16 ~~ V17 4.127 0.253 0.253 0.107 0.107
287 V16 ~~ V18 1.316 -0.130 -0.130 -0.060 -0.060
288 V16 ~~ V19 3.332 0.251 0.251 0.099 0.099
289 V16 ~~ V20 3.795 -0.263 -0.263 -0.110 -0.110
290 V16 ~~ V21 7.409 -0.304 -0.304 -0.136 -0.136
291 V17 ~~ V18 0.160 0.038 0.038 0.020 0.020
292 V17 ~~ V19 0.582 -0.086 -0.086 -0.039 -0.039
293 V17 ~~ V20 2.825 -0.185 -0.185 -0.090 -0.090
294 V17 ~~ V21 4.905 -0.211 -0.211 -0.109 -0.109
295 V18 ~~ V19 0.272 -0.054 -0.054 -0.027 -0.027
296 V18 ~~ V20 0.001 0.004 0.004 0.002 0.002
297 V18 ~~ V21 6.618 0.227 0.227 0.127 0.127
298 V19 ~~ V20 0.866 -0.113 -0.113 -0.051 -0.051
299 V19 ~~ V21 0.808 0.092 0.092 0.045 0.045
300 V20 ~~ V21 12.178 0.343 0.343 0.176 0.176
I found the answer to my question! If I'm correct, the previous version of lavaan printed out modification indices for all possible model paths, but the specified paths had 0.000 indices values. The newer version of lavaan just omits all of the paths that have been already specified by the model, and prints the output from the line where the indices value is different from 0.000 (in this case, it's line 49).
I hope that's correct, but please feel free to correct me if it's not.