London: Short Course in Factor Analysis and SEM using Stata and Mplus
Need a good reason for a trip to London in February? The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine offers a 3-day workshop on CFA and SEM for social scientists and epidemiologists.
The course is held 17 – 19 February 2010 and taught by Bianca De Stavola and George Ploubidis.
Course outline
Most courses on factor analysis and structural equation modelling concentrate on the use of traditional factor analytic models with interval level data and neglect the latest developments within the Generalised Latent Variable Modelling framework. The course will discuss the current state of the art with respect to factor analysis and structural equation modelling, while retaining a practical focus. Participants will acquire awareness of the new available methods and gain competence in applying and combining these in simple settings.
Course Content
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Understand measurement principles such as reliability and precision
- Perform Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis with a mixture of binary/ordinal/interval data.
- Estimate and interpret path analytic and structural models
- Estimate and interpret growth curve and latent class models
- Develop awareness of the common threads across these methods
- Gain practical experience in using these methods using Mplus and Stata
Additional Information
Check out the course website and the nicely designed course leaflet.
