Table 3 Results of information criteria to evaluate the model quality for different numbers of latent classes
Iterations | Akaike (AIC) | Bayesian (BIC) | Chi-square | Degrees of freedom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 classes | 10,490.40 | 11,008.46 | 8016.85 | 823,129 |
4 classes | 10,350.24 | 11,042.34 | 7751.54 | 823,095 |
5 classes | 10,307.24 | 11,173.38 | 7664.02 | 823,054 |
6 classes | 10,293.18 | 11,333.36 | 7144.25 | 823,022 |
7 classes | 10,261.03 | 11,475.24 | 8702.18 | 822,984 |
8 classes | 10,289.55 | 11,677.80 | 8795.59 | 822,941 |