Mplus Users Guide v6.. - Muthén & Muthén

Examples: Multilevel Modeling With Complex Survey Datay1x1x2fwy2y3y4WithinBetweeny1wfby2y3y4In this example, the two-level CFA model with continuous factorindicators, a between factor, and covariates shown in the picture above isestimated. In the within part of the model, the filled circles at the end ofthe arrows from the within factor fw to y1, y2, y3, and y4 representrandom intercepts that are referred to as y1, y2, y3, and y4 in thebetween part of the model. In the between part of the model, the randomintercepts are shown in circles because they are continuous latentvariables that vary across clusters. They are indicators of the betweenfactor fb. In this model, the residual variances for the factor indicatorsin the between part of the model are fixed at zero. If factor loadings are253