simsem (version 0.2-8)

SimParam-class: Class "SimParam"

Description

Set of vectors and matrices that saves free parameters (CFA, Path analysis, or SEM)

Objects from the Class

Object can be created by simParamCFA, simParamPath, or simParamSEM, for CFA, Path analysis, or SEM model, respectively. Objects can be also created by calls of the form new("SimParam", ...).

See Also

• Create an object this class by CFA, Path Analysis, or SEM model bysimParamCFA,simParamPath, orsimParamSEM, respectively.
• See how to use this object for data analysis bysimModel.

Examples

showClass("SimParam")

library(lavaan)
loading <- matrix(0, 9, 3)
loading[1:3, 1] <- NA
loading[4:6, 2] <- NA
loading[7:9, 3] <- NA
HS.Model <- simParamCFA(LX = loading)
summary(HS.Model)
SimModel <- simModel(HS.Model, indLab=paste("x", 1:9, sep=""))
out <- run(SimModel, HolzingerSwineford1939)
summary(out)

HS.Model2 <- extract(HS.Model, y=1:3)
summary(HS.Model2)