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Create a successful advertisement
Educate yourself before you rent out your holiday home - it pays off
Villarentaldeals.com would like to share with homeowners to help them improve their rental income. Most exercises are surprisingly simple, but the effect can be very powerful.
Look through our homeowners FAQ guide here and be inspired to build an advertisement for your holiday rental business that works.
- What is the procedure to setup an ad?
- How to create a trustworthy advertisement?
- Photos - your most important tool
- Description of the holiday property
- Quick fix to optimize your holiday ad
- Should you ask for a reservation deposit and security deposit?
- Is it recommended to use a booking form? See our example
- Which payment options should you offer?
- How to ensure that you never miss an enquiry sent to you
- Do you create the advertisement your self - or do we?
- How long time will it take before your ad goes online?
- How do you pay for your advertisement?
- Can your advertisement receive a better position?
- How do potential renters locate my advertisement?
- How do you know if an enquiry is genuine?
- Important if you use a web based e-mail client like hotmail, gmail, yahoo or aol
- Conditions to accept
1. What is the procedure to setup an ad?
- You create an account here
- When you have received your password in an e-mail, click the activation link, you login to your account from the top of the page
- Click on "Add property"
- Follow the simple steps on the page
- When your ad is created, edit your owner profile and you may upload photos
- Setup bookings in the booking calendar
- You can list unlimited properties for FREE
1.1. Featured listing and Highlight listing
- To featuring or highlighting a property you need to activate them. To activate this you need to buy credits. Go to "Buy credits" in your control panel. 1 credit is has value of 1 USD. Buy a minimum of asked credits for the preferred package. You can buy more credits to us them for further featured listings or highlighted listings. Top
2. How to create a trustworthy advertisement?
Consider the fact that a potential renter is going to pay a person who he has never met or heard of before. So even before any contact is established, he is aware that he is booking the family holidays without a safety net. So it is very important that your ad reflects trust. You can build trust by following this advice:
Information that should be available in your ad- Show a name on a contact person - not a company or nick name
- Show a telephone number. The renter will probably not call, but it is comforting to know that they can call you if needed. Make sure to write the country code (like 0044) as they might be from abroad
- Show and maintain your booking calendar so the renter can see that others have booked your holiday property.
- Send a formal booking agreement including all travel, payment and contact information. You could consider using our standard rental agreement
- Reply their e-mails fast - otherwise they might regret or book another property
- Remember - correct and informative communication will build up the renters trust in you and your property Top
3. Photos - your most important tool
Good photos is your key tool. We want to emphasize the importance of ensuring your photos are of the best quality, as they rent out your property for you. We advice you to ensure you have done the following
- Take your photographs on a sunny day with blue skies
- Morning and afternoon sun gives your photographs the best light
- Make sure to keep the sun in your back when you take your photographs
- Your best photo should be photo number 1 as this is used as a thumbnail photo in the listings
- Try to display photos in pairs so a horizontal is not next to a vertical photo
- When taking indoor photos, we recommend to use flash and to open the curtains
- Show photos from indoor, outdoor and the surroundings like pool, garden, beach etc
- If you want to take a step up - contact a professional photographer
- The maximum up-loadable size of pictures is 72 dpi and maximal 1024 pixel wide. Top
4. Description of the property
There is no limit regarding the length of the description. You can write as much as you like about your holiday home and area. We do ask it to be written by yourself and not copied from a another holiday ad on www.villarentaldeals.com.
In general it is a good idea to highlight the positive sides of your Villa, apartment or so on, but also the facilities in the local area. Write an informative description, not too long, not too short. People need to be informed but don't want to be bored.
Take focus on following:
To see an example of what we consider to be an effective and appealing layout with a good description and nice photos, refer to http://www.villarentaldeals.com/luxury-3-bedroom-villa-ao-nang-krabi/l8 for inspiration. Top
5. Quick fix to optimize your holiday ad
It is important to make an attractive advertisement that people just can't miss. We offer various tools from your account, that may prove important to your rental business. Here is a quick guide to some of the most important tools
- PHOTOS - Your best card, so make sure to study section 3
- TRANSLATE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT - Our system offers the possibility for you to write your advertisement in many languages. Enter your account and translate your ad into the languages you manage to write. It will boost your ad in the search engines for more countries and open doors to more potential renters. Renters often feel more comfortable if they rent from a person of their own nationality.
- GOOGLE MAPS - This is a great extention to the trust building of your advertisement. We have renters saying that they do not trust an owner which does not show a map of where the property is located. Type in your city, move the red maker on the point where is your property located. Done! Check your map on-line after you have saved your property details.
- BOOKING CALENDAR - We strongly suggest you to use the availability calendar and keep it updated. We see a trend that visitors prefer to contact ads which display a calendar. This way the visitor feels he is one step closer to securing a holiday home. We sometimes receive complaints from clients saying that a period appears available in the calendar and then it isn't. A period is shown as booked when the reservation fee has been paid, so make sure to update it at this time
- REPLY FAST - If you reply your inquiries fast, you increase your chances of being the first to get the booking.
- STRUCTURE YOUR BUSINESS - If a renter can feel that your communication is correct, fast and informative and that you have thought about everything, they are more likely to trust you and book your holiday home.
- MANAGE BOOKINGS - If an booking comes in, you will get a notice by email. In your account under "Manage bookings" you will find all bookings listed which you have received. For new incoming bookings you need to contact your customer immediately to confirm his booking and get your reservation deposit. Until you waiting for his payment you should set the period as "pending" in your calender. After he has paid you the deposit set the status to "booked". Check it regularly to ensure you haven't lost any.
- MANAGE INQUIRIES - In your account under "Manage inquiries" you will find all inquiries listed which you have received . Check it regularly to ensure you haven't lost any
- STATISTICS - Here you can get an idea of how your ad is doing compared to others and you can follow how many hits and clicks it receives Top
6. Should you ask for a reservation deposit and security deposit?
We do not require you to do so, however we suggest you to consider the following
- SECURITY DEPOSIT - Be aware that if you ask for a security deposit, you add one more step in your procedure which costs money in bank transfers and extra work for you. We usually advice people to consider how much a renter can break and what are the odds that he will do it, compared to the extra work and costs involved. Our experience tells us that very little is broken, so if it is only your TV that holds significant value then see it as a business where a glass or chair accidentally may break.
- RESERVATION DEPOSIT - You should ask for a reservation deposit to avoid losing rental income on empty weeks which cannot be rebooked because of the short notice. Most homeowners ask for a 30% to 50% deposit upon reservation. The remaining 70% to 50% should be paid either four weeks prior to arrival or upon arrival.
- BOOKING FEE - To guarantee serious bookings for your property, we do charge the customer a small 5% booking fee. This amount is finally our commission and is deducted from the total booking amount. You just need to care of the Net amount called "Total price due at check in amount"
- DISCOUNTS - You can create easy RETURN CUSTOMERS or get RECOMMENDATIONS if you offer your customers an discount with your final offer.
- SPECIAL OFFER - you can activate the special offer option to offer 10% discount. This is shown in your ads and attract customers.
7. Is it recommended to use a booking form? See our example
We do not require you to use a booking form. We do however recommend you to make a formal agreement between you to avoid misunderstandings and to build up the owners trust in you. This can be done via a standard e-mail or word/pdf file in English. We recommend that you use our standard booking form that holds the most common information which can be useful for you and the renter.
- A link to the ad (Go on-line to your ad and copy the link from the browser) so the renter always can enter to see the home which they booked
- Booking date
- Arrival date
- Departure date
- Total price
- Reservation deposit
- Your contact information and phone number to a contact person on site
- Your bank information including BIC/SWIFT and IBAN
- Property address
- Renters name and e-mail address Top
8. What payment options should you offer?
International bank transfers are often expensive, so you may want to consider alternative payment options. These are the options we know other homeowners use
- Cash payment on arrival
- Debit/credit card - We recommend you to setup a free account on Paypal, which will give your clients the possibility to pay you by debit/credit card. You will get an account similar to what you know from web banking which you can access 24/7. When you have enough money in your Paypal account, you click on "send to bank" and the money will be sent to your own bank account. There are two advantages using Paypal. Your clients pay you easy and secure and you can see their payments a few minutes later. Paypalis owned by Ebay and has millions of users, so you can be sure it works and is secure. They have phone support if you need assistance - call 0044 8707 307 191. Click on the banner below to get started
9. How to ensure that you never miss an enquiry sent to you
To avoid your enquiries end up in your spam or junk folder we have setup a few extra features to ensure you safe delivery of inquiries. If you use a web based e-mail client like hotmail, telefonica, btinternet, Yahoo! or Gmail you should add firstname.lastname@example.com to your contact list or white list. Furthermore we recommend you to check your account at villarentaldeals.com regulary. Top
10. Do you create the advertisement your self - or do we?
Initially you must create the ad via your account. However if you need assistance to upload photos or similar, our friendly support team is always here to give you effective support or even to create the ad for you. However since you know your property and local area best, you will be the best person to create your advertisement. Top
11. How long time will it take before your ad goes online?
After your registered account is approved At the moment you click the button "Add property", your advertisement will go live. You can at any time modify the information in your advertisement. Top
12. How do you pay for your advertisement?
Once you have registered your account, you have the option to select a Featured listing and Highlight listing package. With an paid package you will be asked to send us the payment. You may pay via debit/credit card or bank transfer. Most homeowners pay us by debit/credit card via our Verisign SSL secured connection. If you login to your account and click on "Payment", you will see our payment information. Top
13. Can your advertisement receive a better position?
Yes, for a small fee you can get a Featured listing or Highlight listing.Top
14. How do potential renters locate my advertisement?
We have divided the page in different sections so visitors have several ways to locate your holiday ad. They can search by country, city, availability, sleeps and prices in different languages. Furthermore your ad will in time become picked up by search engines including Google, Yahoo!, MSN and other which daily spiders our Villarentaldeals.com. Top
15. How do you know if an inquiry is genuine?
We have experienced that some homeowners have been contacted by fraud renters trying to trick money from them. We now closely monitor all inquiries and potential renters and if we find something suspicious about an inquiry we sent you, we will notify you. You should be alerted on any of the these
- The renter is from Nigeria, Sudan, The Ivory Coast or any other country from central Africa
- If the story sounds to fantastic like "My government sent me on an official assignment", "I work for a Christian organisation" or "I would like to pay the full amount up front"
- If the written English is very poor, but very formal
- You receive a cheque with a larger amount than you asked for
- If the renter wish to pay you via "Western Union" or similar company which is not a bank Top
16. Important if you use a web based e-mail client like hotmail, gmail, yahoo or aol
To avoid your enquiries end up in your spam or junk folder we have setup a few extra features to ensure you safe delivery of enquiries. If you use a web based e-mail client like hotmail, btinternet, telefonica, Yahoo or Gmail you should add firstname.lastname@example.com to your contact list or white list. Top
17. Conditions to accept
We have a few conditions which you will be asked to accept once you create your ad on Villarentaldeals.com. If you wish to read the long version you may here read our terms and conditions to advertise. Top
If you have questions not answered above, kindly contact us via email@example.com


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Maybe it's me, but there seems to be a severe lack of good client-side validation plugins, which integrate with ActiveModel. So, my employer, Rumble Labs kindly gave me some time to write one of our own, for use with internal projects and personal use.
green_light is a client-side validation gem which makes use of the jQuery Validation Plugin. The beauty of this gem, is that your validation rules are still defined in the model.
Give it a go!
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This one always troubles me each time I need to re-install Ubuntu. The solution?
sudo apt-get install ncurses-term
Just upgraded one of my apps from Rails 3.0.0rc4 to Rails 3.0.0. One issue - all the forms disappeared! After doing some hunting, I found that the issue was being caused by the HAML gem. To fix this, upgrade to the 3.0.18 release of the HAML gem.
In a previous article, I talked about using subdomains in Rails 3. Since then, many people have elaborated on the topic. There's even been a great Railscast.
I've found Tim Pope's post particularly useful. Basically, he has set up a domain name that resolves to locahost/127.0.0.1. This save you from having to specify subdomains in you /etc/hosts file - which is a hassle!
I'd like to offer another alternative using Dnsmasq. With Dnsmasq, you can set up a simple DNS server locally, then you can use an apache virtual host to deal with wildcard domains.
First, install Dnsmasq - I'm using Ubuntu (sorry for those who aren't).
Now, edit the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file:
The listen-address basically defines what IP address Dnsmasq will listen on. In our case this is your local machine.
The address line specifies a lookup for the name blah.localhost. As you can see, this is mapped to your local machine also.
Believe it or not, that's pretty much it! And if you've tried to use Bind for a similar job, you'll be very happy right now.
One more thing though! You need to add 127.0.0.1 as DNS server in your network settings. If you're using linux, edit /etc/resolv.conf and add a new nameserver line to the top:
Finally, restart Dnsmasq:-
sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
Now all you need to do is set up a virtual host:
Restart apache and you're done.
If you're using Rails, you won't need to set up a virtual host in Apache. Just start your server:
rails s
Then browse to the domain you set up, like so:
Also, on a seperate note... You may notice internet pages are loading faster. This is because you now have a local DNS server cache. Therefore, resolving domains is a lot faster. You get this as a free side effect.
Sometimes it's useful to interact with your controllers via the console. This, as you may know, can be achieved with the app object. You can perform GET, POST, PUT and DELETE requests by doing the following:-
If you need to login to your Rails app first, you will need to send a post request to the controller that creates the user session. Most likely, the "sessions" controller - "create" action. First, you'll need to take a note of the fields that are used for the user name and password on the login form. In my case, this is username and password. Now you're ready to send your post request:
Notice, on the first line, that you need to disable forgery protection. I found that I couldn't log in unless I did this. Another thing that I needed to do, was deal with subdomains. For instance, the user (in my app) should only be allowed to log in when a subdomain is specified. You can do this by setting the "host", as seen on the second line on the code snippet above. If all goes well, you should get a 302 response and you can start interacting with the rest of your applications actions:-
Very handy indeed. Also, getting familiar with these commands is useful for when you're writing functional tests.

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Testosterone is a crucial hormone that women and men of all ages need for healthy functioning.
Testosterone is a crucial hormone that helps your body to function at its highest level. In men, testosterone is produced in the testes, and in women, it is produced in the ovaries. Although men are estimated to make nearly 10 times more testosterone than women, it is still a very important hormone for women. It helps with the development of the body, mental functioning and metabolism. It is particularly important for young boys as they mature into men, as it deepens the voice, increases body hair, and helps with the development of the genitals.
It also plays an important role in sexual desire (for both men and women), which is why you are correct in your supposition that your low testosterone can impact your libido. One interesting study found that men who fall in love experience a dip in testosterone, while women experience an increase in the hormone. But, while you might experience a natural boost of testosterone when you meet someone you fancy, it won't work as a long-term way to stabilize your hormones. This is why many people consider Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT).
While testosterone is not right for everyone, it should be considered by you and a doctor because it increases genital sensation and libido. Though possible side effects can include the development of male characteristics such as increased facial or body hair and a deepened voice, the right dosage, monitored consistently by your physician, usually prevents this from happening. Also, it's important to get your liver tested before taking testosterone replacement, since it can be affected.
Aside from sexual function, even the smallest amount of testosterone has been shown to boost energy and well-being in menopausal women. However, keep in mind that testosterone therapy needs to be considered on an individual basis, and that estrogen and/or progesterone replacement may be something to explore as well. Since hormone replacement therapy has been found to be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, and breast cancer in some women, only you and your doctor can make the right decision for your particular circumstances.
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Definition of carboy in English:
Syllabification: car·boyPronunciation: /ˈkärˌboi
- A large globular plastic bottle with a narrow neck, typically protected by a frame and used for holding acids or other corrosive liquids.More example sentences
- Stainless steel containers, and glass bottles and carboys (larger containers) are best.
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- Then you transfer the wort to a glass carboy, preferably, although you can use a plastic bucket with a well fitting lid (this is a bad idea but some people do brew this way) and you pitch the yeast.
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My country has banned facebook and twitter, which means i need use vpn 2 connect facebook.
Thank you for the suggestion and commentary; I'm pleased to mark this suggestion as 'Started'.
As announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference and on the Windows Phone Blog, app-aware, auto-triggered VPN is coming to Windows Phone with the Windows Phone enterprise feature pack, with an announced delivery in the first half of 2014.
For more information, please refer to the Windows Phone team blog at:
42 comments
Jose Hilton commented
Sim. O windows phone precisa de um suporte vpn
Aleksei commented
I need VPN to connect my MS Win2008 server .
Jürgen Winter commented
Are there any News about the VPN-Support yet? Is it still possible that it will be included in GDR2 or GDR3? We really want to use WP8 in our Company but the single fact, that it doesn´t Support VPN (l2tp), changes it from "Our Primary choice" to "Completely useless".
Thomas Adams commented
It's really needed! And also OpenVPN. At least expose some VPN API calls so that we could create an OpenVPN client ourselves.
Vasiliy commented
We are waiting a VPN function for about a 1 year, and still using Lumia 710 (6 phones) by our company
Enzo Contini commented
Corporate users need VPN!!!
Anonymous commented
Cliff, you just killed 10000 of your potential customers!
Baff commented
I can understand the rush to release this new platform (yes new because wp 7.x is a whole other story) before christmas.
But in my opinion, if MS wants to get more corporate customers, it should publish some sort of planning for the next years.
Corporates cannot afford to invest money on uncertain future features.
Yuriy Samorodov commented
Hi there.
Guess what? No VPN = no Corporate users! And don't even try to sell Secure SSL as a "better" option.
BYOD means that if I would be hired by a company with VPN as requirement, this would mean for me that I definittely loose position.
Think from a different angle - what if my employer accepted an idea to work from home. That would mean that in most cases I do not need a home full size x86 or x64 PC. ARM processor (smartphone or a tablet) connected to whatever I want display device would be just fine for entirely all my work needs.
So... Just one qusetion. What is your idea of "people centric" interface is all about? Or... Maybe you concider yourselves as People while other ought to follow your thoughts? No way.
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@Cliff Simpkins Wow, I have no words.
Dome92 commented
The university of Calabria (Unical) is a msnaa partner and a Microsoft affiliate.
In this university there is a vpn connection not usable by a Windows Phone, but in other plantform are implemented ( eg. Linux, iPhone, android and old Windows mobile) why this function is not implemented?? Is more dufficult??? I think not. -
Robert commented
Well consider his another company that will be standardizing on iOS for our mobile devices going forward. A huge misse dopportunity for MS on this one.
Robert commented
Ridiculous that a phone they hope they can get enterprises to adopt still does not have VPN. This is the stupidest thing the developers have left out.
Farmerer commented
I need the VPN to connect to my Company Mail Server. That is how everyone uses Exchange mail account. Android, IOS and even WP6 support VPN.
Anonymous commented
Yes, very important! We want VPN
Phycheez.W commented
If a smartphone without VPN support, it'll fail in some countries like China mainland.
ali commented
Dave. commented
very important are openvpn and cisco vpn support
Supac commented
gave up windows phone, what a piece of garbage. looks nice but stinky to use
Romain Théry commented
If you want to have a chance to sell Windows Phones in China and other web censored countries, this is a feature that must be supported!
And if possible, add OpenVPN to the list of supported VPNs ;)


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made this today in class. please look tech!
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We suggest a principle for isolation of circularly polarized waves in magnetically active extreme-parameter metamaterials. Using theoretical analysis and numerical simulations, we show that metamaterials with extreme parameters, such as epsilon-near-zero materials (ENZ), when merged with magneto-optical materials, become transparent for forward circularly polarized waves of a given handedness and opaque for backward propagating waves of the same handedness. We theoretically study two possible implementations of such hybrid materials: (1) the case of metal-dielectric stacks; and (2) rectangular waveguide near its cut-off frequency. We prove that these structures can be utilized as compact isolators for circularly polarized waves.
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(230.3240) Optical devices : Isolators
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
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Original Manuscript: November 16, 2012
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Tim Seifert
posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 6:41 pm
I am modelling pubertal growth using LTA. Two time points with a 4 category latent variable at each time point. The LTA is really nice. But I want to model the effect of the transition from T1 to T2 on a distal outcome. How might this be accomplished? Do I need a second order latent categorical variable, as illustrated in the mover-stayer model?
With thanks.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:52 am
I think you are correct that you want a model like Example 8.14 with c pointing to the distal outcome
Tim Seifert
posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 7:33 pm
I have a model like 8.14 running. But if "c" (the second order latent categorical variable) is categorical with, say, two classes, and the distal outcome is a continuous variable (such as a latent factor), won't there be a problem with the regression estimates? By that I mean "c" is not dummy (0,1) or effects (-1,1) coded, but is coded as 1,2. How might that be handled?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 10:04 am
The regression of a continuous distal outcome on the second-order catgorical latent variable is reflected by the change of means of the continuous distal outcome across the classes of the second-order categorical latent variable.
Kaigang Li
posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 12:12 am
Hello Linda,
If I have a THREE category categorical distal outcome, U, and three covariates, ie. x1, x2, and x3. How can I write in syntax for looking at the effect of covariates on the U?
Is the following commands correct?
U on x1 x2 x3;
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 8:45 am
It looks correct.
Kaigang Li
posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 11:59 pm
I have another question. I am reading the chapter "Second-generation structural equation modeling with a combination of categorical and continuous latent variables: New opportunities for latent class/latent growth modeling." but I found the examples penn1-8.inp at
are not consistent with the ones used in the book. Could you please instruct me how I can use those examples?
Kaigang Li
posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 12:22 am
One more question.
In the article "Jung, T. & Wickrama, K.A.S. (2008). An introduction to latent class growth analysis and growth mixture modeling. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 302-317." posted at
, the author Specified a single-class latent growth curve model using the following
Model: i s |
But in the penn1.inp, the command % OVERALL% was used.
I run the program with and without
% OVERALL% , the results are different.
I am not sure which is correct if I specify a single class model.
Thanks for clarification.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 7:49 am
If you do not obtain the same results for a single-level growth model and a one-class growth model, you should send your two output files and your license number to
. The results should be identical.
Kaigang Li
posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 8:24 am
Thanks Linda,
I will double check the results.
Do you have any comments on the question posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 11:59 pm right above the question you answered? Thanks,
Christian M. Connell
posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 6:58 am
Colleagues and I have run a LTA with gender as a known class. The next step in our analysis is to include distal outcomes. We have looked at K. Nylund�s dissertation as a guide of how to include distal outcomes in a latent transition model. Her example is helpful in regards to regressing the distal outcomes on a second order mover stayer variable and on estimating the means for a given class within a wave (e.g., class 3 wave 3). However, we are interested in estimating differences in distal outcomes for different transition configurations, separately for boys and girls. For example, we would like to know if girls that transition from class 1 to class 3 have different means on a distal outcome than girls that transition from class 2 to class 3 or girls that remain stationary across the two time points. Is there a way to estimate this in MPLUS? One important thing to note is that we have previously tried to run a mover stayer model with gender as a known class and that model did not replicate (with 2000 starts). Additionally, we tried to run a mover stayer model with gender as a covariate and that model did not replicate either. Any suggestions on how to examine distal outcomes for different transition configurations would be appreciated. Thank you.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 9:14 am
I think you would have to use the dot specification for two latent class variables. See UG. For instance:
[distal] (p11);
[u1$1-u5$1] (1-5);
[u6$1-u10$1] (1-5);
[distal] (p12);
[u1$1-u5$1] (1-5);
[u6$1-u10$1] (6-10);
[distal] (p21);
[u1$1-u5$1] (6-10);
[u6$1-u10$1] (1-5);
[distal] (p22);
[u1$1-u5$1] (6-10);
[u6$1-u10$1] (6-10);
Model Constraint:
diff = p12-p21;
Christian M. Connell
posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 1:55 pm
I set-up code based upon your suggestion. However, when I run this I get the following warning:
"*** ERROR in MODEL command
Unknown class model name ASB1.ASB2 specified in C-specific MODEL command."
Am I missing a step before setting up the Model asb1.asb2 statement?
A portion of the code is below to show how I begin:
asb1#1 asb1#2 asb1#3 on H1GI20 race_cat poverty_sum_r;
asb2#1 asb2#2 asb2#3 on depress alcw2 anydrugw2;
asb2#1-asb2#3 on asb1#1-asb1#3;
Model asb1.asb2:
... Then sets up the item response parameter constraints and the distal outcome parameters (as well as the model constraint statement).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 2:41 pm
Remove Model asb1.asb2:
Christian M. Connell
posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 12:43 pm
I did as you indicated, but now get the following error:
The following MODEL statements are ignored:
* Statements in Class %ASB1#1.ASB2#1% of MODEL:
[ ARRW3_DIC ] !distal outcome variable
This error is repeated for each of the asb1.asb2 combinations (4 levels of each)
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 2:59 pm
Please send the full output and your license number to
Christian M. Connell
posted on Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 1:22 pm
Related to the above described LTA models -- I have simplified the model and have everything working in terms of assessing distal outcomes by class consistent with K. Nylund's dissertation approach.
To compare distal outcomes across classes I am using the model test approach. However, I cannot seem to locate the actual statistical tests in the output. Can you clarify where these are located (happy to send the output, if that would help).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 1:30 pm
It is with the other fit statistics before the parameter estimates. If you can't see it, please send your full output and license number to
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