[Rsiena-help] Standard Error Estimates

[Nate Doogan]

Hi group.


I will paste two result excerpts. Both are results of the same model on the
same data with the same precision parameters (at least those that I know
of). I chose to use five phase two sub phases, and 1000 phase three
iterations in both estimations.

Here's number one:

  11. eval RSB alter                               -1.1657  ( 0.6275   )
 0.0023
  12. eval RSB ego                                 -2.5752  ( 1.2052   )
 0.0188
  13. eval same RSB                                -0.8655  ( 0.7055   )
 0.0462

Behavior Dynamics
  14. rate rate RSB period 1                        1.4035  ( 0.1899   )
-0.0589
  15. eval behavior RSB linear shape               -1.0667  ( 0.1923   )
-0.0408
  16. eval behavior RSB average similarity          0.8539  ( 0.3881   )
 0.0015

Here's number two:

  11. eval RSB alter                               -1.1412  ( 1.9588   )
 0.0015
  12. eval RSB ego                                 -2.6017  ( 2.6454   )
-0.0682
  13. eval same RSB                                -0.8478  ( 2.1887   )
 0.0587

Behavior Dynamics
  14. rate rate RSB period 1                        1.4049  ( 0.1531   )
-0.0373
  15. eval behavior RSB linear shape               -1.0670  ( 0.2532   )
 0.0160
  16. eval behavior RSB average similarity          0.8468  ( 0.7681   )
-0.0453

The only difference is that I asked for the simulated nets in number two
(returnDeps=T). In my opinion, the parameter estimates of these two fits are
acceptably close. I don't believe that the standard errors are, however. My
decision to reject would vary in these estimates for effects 11, 12, and 16.
Is it likely that my data is odd in that way? Or is there a software
parameter that will allow me to perhaps trade some time for some precision
in the estimation of standard errors?


Nathan Doogan
Doctoral Student
The Ohio State University
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