# Non-convergence of latent variable model

**URL:** https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/non-convergence-of-latent-variable-model/12450
**Category:** Modeling
**Created:** [December 26, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/non-convergence-of-latent-variable-model/12450 "2019-12-26T20:03:03Z")
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### Author: ![Reg\_John](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/reg_john/32/6732_2.png) [@Reg\_John](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/Reg_John)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/non-convergence-of-latent-variable-model/12450/4 "2019-12-27T17:50:53Z")

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I am unable to use Ed Merkle’s marvelous blavaan package this time because I am trying to build a multilevel structural equation model, which blavaan unfortunately does not support at this time.

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