IBM® SPSS® Amos™ 28

Menu: View→Analysis Properties→Numerical→Allow non-positive definite sample covariance matrices

Permits maximum likelihood estimation to be attempted even when a sample covariance matrix is not positive definite.

For more information, see the NonPositive method of the AmosEngine class.

Programming

In Amos Graphics programs, you can put a check mark in this check box by using the following statement (Visual Basic):

      pd.GetCheckBox("AnalysisPropertiesForm", "NonPositiveCheck").Checked = True