SEM in R

Date:

08/09/2015 - 11/09/2015

Organised by:

University of Cambridge/The Psychometrics Centre

Presenter:

Dr Luning Sun

Level:

Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)

Contact:

Aiden Loe, 01223769485, bsl28@cam.ac.uk

Map:

View in Google Maps  (CB2 3EB)

Venue:

Department of Psychology, Downing Site

Description:

This course is an introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using R, the popular open-source software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The course will present the lavaan package, rapidly becoming the tool of preference for SEM in R. Participants will actively work through practical examples to gain first-hand experience in the application of factor analysis and other more advanced latent trait models. We will also introduce ggplot2, a simple R package for your data visualisation. You will be learning the following topics in this course: 

  • Introduction to R and data analysis
  • Graphical representations of data points and latent trait models
  • Basic concepts of factor analysis (EFA/CFA/Categorical CFA)
  • Basic concepts of latent trait analysis (SEM)
  • Application of mediation & moderation techniques and bootstrapping estimator
  • Multiple group analysis and evaluation of continuous and categorical data measurement invariance

You don’t need to know R to follow the course. However, if you are not familiar with R, you will need to attend Day 1, which is an introduction to the R software. On completion, participants should have a good knowledge of the topics covered and have acquired an independent use of R and latent trait analysis.

 We believe in active learning and developing practical skills. Thus, the necessary theoretical introduction will be illustrated with practical examples and we will be working with real data. No prior knowledge about SEM is assumed. The pace of teaching is adjusted to suit the level of the participants. Teaching will be in small groups so that delegates can make the most of the teaching.

 Participants should bring their laptop computers with them, and ensure to have installed the latest version of R from http://cran.r-project.org/ and RStudio from http://www.rstudio.com/ide/download/ upon arrival.

Cost:

4 days

Business: £750
Academics: £500
Students: £375

3 days
Business: £600
Academics: £500
Students: £375

Website and registration:

Region:

East of England

Keywords:

Latent Variable Models, R, Creating graphs and charts

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