The second day is about how to compute power in SEM models and how to run monte carlo simulation studies. Day 3 offers a more advanced introduction in Bayesian estimation: Gibbs sampling, inspecting convergence, and the evaluation of informative hypothesis using Bayes factors. The topic of the fourth day is how to deal with missing data analyses (FIML, multiple imputation, Bayesian imputation). The last day discusses several advanced longitudinal designs and mixture modeling (latent class analysis, latent transition analysis, latent growth mixture modeling). On each day, the morning session consists of lectures, and the afternoon session is a computer lab where the topics of the morning are applied on example data.
Period
26-08-2013 - 30-08-2013 (1 weeks)
Target group
(Master) Students or (post-graduate) researchers who already use Mplus and followed a multiple-day introduction into Mplus course. You do not need to know matrix algebra, calculus, or likelihood theory. Participants from a variety of fields, including sociology, psychology, education, human development, marketing, business, biology, medicine, political science, and communication sciences, will benefit from the course. A good working knowledge of multivariate analysis is assumed. Some knowledge of structural equation modelling is helpful, since the course has a fairly fast pace, especially on the third day. We recommend to read s parts of R.B. Kline (2010). Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling. New York: The Guilford Press. It is not mandatory to read this, but prior knowledge of SEM on this level will make this course much more useful. Fair warning: this guide is over 800 pages, and it is frequently updated, we recommend having it available but not printing it.
Course aim
The main objective of the course is to acquire an expert understanding of how structural equation models as applied in the social and behavioral sciences are analyzed using the software Mplus. Moreover, the participants will learn how to analyze data sets with the Mplus program, to interpret the output and to report the results.
Credits
1.5 ECTS credits
Certificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 795: Course + course materials + housing
EUR 595: Course + course materials
Course leader
Rens van de Schoot
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400
