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Table 4 Likelihood ratio tests used to compare model fit between H 0 and H 1 models

From: Uncovering steroidopathy in women with autism: a latent class analysis

H0Model

H1Model

Δ G 2

df

P value

Null hypothesis (H0)

Semiconstrained

Unconstrained

20.309

22

0.0625

Latent class characteristics equal between groups

Semiconstrained

Semiconstrained, PCOS posterior probability variable

6.673

2

0.0178

Constraining the PCOS parameter does not affect model fit

Fully constrained, PCOS posterior probability variable

Semiconstrained, PCOS posterior probability variable

13.349

1

0.0001

Latent class prevalences equal between groups

  1. P value in bold indicates significance P < 0.05). df, degrees of freedom; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.