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Table 3 CBIC and AIC in comparison, by number of identified achievement profiles for the international profile model

From: Subject-specific strength and weaknesses of fourth-grade students in Europe: a comparative latent profile analysis of multidimensional proficiency patterns based on PIRLS/TIMSS combined 2011

Model

Number of achievement profiles

Mean-2*Log-likelihood

CBIC

AIC

Parameters

I

3

−1,243,507

2,487,170

2,487,041

14

II

4

−1,231,360

2,462,922

2,462,756

18

III

5

−1,224,201

2,448,649

2,448,446

22

IV

6

−1,220,405

2,441,102

2,440,862

26

V

7

−1,218,364

2,437,065

2,436,789

30

VI

8

−1,217,217

2,434,816

2,434,503

34