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Mplus Users Guide v6.. - Muthén & Muthén

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ANALYSIS CommandSTARTS = 100 10;orSTARTS = 500 20;For TYPE=TWOLEVEL with categorical outcomes and weighted leastsquares estimation or TYPE=EFA, the starts option is specified asfollows:STARTS = 10;which specifies that 10 random sets of starting values are generated andten optimizations are carried out.STITERATIONSThe STITERATIONS option is used to specify the maximum number ofiterations allowed in the initial stage. The default number of iterations is10. For a more thorough investigation, 20 iterations can be requested asfollows:STITERATIONS = 20;STCONVERGENCEThe STCONVERGENCE option is used to specify the value of thederivative convergence criterion to be used in the initial stageoptimization. The default is one.STSCALEThe STSCALE option is used to specify the scale of the randomperturbation. The default is five which represents a medium level scaleof perturbation.STSEEDThe STSEED option is used to specify the random seed for generatingthe random starts. The default value is zero.551

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