[R] using the bootstrap method for latent class analysis

[David Duffy]

>
> My main question is: can the bootstrap procedure sometimes be less 
> precise than the non-bootstrap procedure when carrying out latent class 
> analysis?

> I am asking this question because I carried out some analyses and when I 
> *did not* use the bootstrap procedure I found adequate fit for one of 
> the models but when I did use the bootstrap none of the models indicated
> adequate fit to the data.

It should not usually lead to this behaviour, though I am curious what 
model fit measure you are using in the bootstrap situation.  You need to 
tell us what packages you are using, and send us a small self-contained
example.

Cheers, David Duffy.

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