How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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nopporncu
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How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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I was running the multigroup SEM analysis with jamovi and SEMLj Module follow this link https://towardsdatascience.com/testing- ... 4cace10148

The results showed that metric invariance is not supported. I would like to release the constraint in scalar model, these are some influential parameters to test partial metric invariance.

p24 == p59 (item1)
p26 == p61 (item4)
p31 == p66 (item7)


Please advise me to use syntax box for release constraints. :thinking:
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Re: How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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would you send a .omv file so we can see the whole model?
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Re: How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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release constraints and omv file


Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:
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Re: How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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add to your syntax
```
item1~c(a,b)*1

```
and the constraint for item1 intercept is gone. Do the same for the other items for which you want to free the intercept
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Re: How to release constraints for Multigroup in SEMLj

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I can release constraints, SEMlj is the best module for SEM.

Thank you very much
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thank you!
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