I just wanted to check something. My bi-ESEM MPlus code (included below) gives me the following error:
Fewer than 72 loadings have been given target values in EFA set *1.
PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE STANDARD ERRORS OF THE ROTATED SOLUTION.
THE CONDITION NUMBER OF THE ROTATED SOLUTION IS 0.366D-11.
THE OPTIMAL ROTATION IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY IDENTIFIED.
THE PROBLEM MAY BE RESOLVED BY ADDING MORE TARGETS FOR FACTOR GENERALF.
Would I be right in thinking that, as I only have 289 observations, there's just not enough data points? I've tried specifying for 10,000 iterations but that didn't change anything.
Thanks in advance!
The code is as follows:
TITLE: ESEM for EPSI;
DATA: FILE IS EPSI data.csv;
VARIABLE: NAMES = Q1-Q45;
MISSING = *;
ANALYSIS: ROTATION = Target;
MODEL: GeneralFactor BY Q1-Q45(*1);
! Each specified factor with their related questions
BodyDissatisfaction BY Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34 ! Original items
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating, ~0 requests to constrain cr
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! ExcessiveExercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building, *1 indidctas exploratory
BingeEating BY Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
CognitiveRestraint BY Q2, Q21, Q40
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
Purging BY Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
Restricting BY Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
ExcessiveExercise BY Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
NegativeObesityAttitude BY Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35~0 (*1); ! Muscle Building
MuscleBuilding BY Q7, Q15, Q29, Q32, Q35
Q1, Q12, Q18, Q23-Q25, Q34~0 ! Body Dissatisfaction
Q3, Q9, Q19, Q28, Q37, Q39, Q44, Q45~0 ! Binge Eating
Q2, Q21, Q40~0 ! Cognitive Restraint
Q11, Q13, Q16, Q17, Q27, Q42~0 ! Purging
Q4, Q6, Q10, Q33, Q36, Q43~0 ! Restricting
Q5, Q8, Q22, Q31, Q41~0 ! Excessive Exercise
Q14, Q20, Q26, Q30, Q38~0 (*1); ! Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity
OUTPUT: sampstat, stdyx;