is pleased to present a 2.5 day workshop:
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
MAY 21, 22, 23, 2012
Taught by Gregory R. Hancock
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION |
This 2.5-day workshop assumes no prior experience with structural equation modeling (SEM), and is intended as both a theoretical and practical introduction. An understanding of SEM will be developed by relating it to participants’ previous knowledge of multiple linear regression, and then by expanding it to allow for correlated and causally related latent constructs. We will start with path analysis among measured variables, move into confirmatory factor models, then structural models involving latent causality, and finally into an overview of more advanced topics. Examples will be accompanied by input and output using the SIMPLIS/LISREL software package. Throughout the course participants will be able to do practice exercises using SIMPLIS/LISREL; participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptop PCs to do these exercises. |
TARGET AUDIENCE |
Graduate students, emerging researchers, continuing researchers |
REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE |
Participants should have a foundational knowledge up through multiple regression. Prior experience with exploratory factor analysis and multivariate methods is a plus, but not required. |
SOFTWARE |
Models and hands-on exercises for this workshop will be done using the SIMPLIS language within the LISREL software package. Prior to the workshop participants should download a free student version, which is fully functional but limited to 15 variables, by visiting http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/student.html. Note that there is not a current Mac version of LISREL, so if you want to run LISREL on a Mac you will have to have a PC emulator, partitioned harddrive, etc. |
DATES AND TIMES |
May 21: workshop 9:00-4:30 (check-in 8:00-9:00) |
LOCATION |
DePaul University |
COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS |
Click here. |
COURSE FEES |
General admission: $450 Course fees include course materials. Participants are responsible for their travel, lodging, food, and parking. No food will be provided at the workshop. Participants will be on their own during breaks, including lunch. Information will be provided as to where nearby food and beverages are located. * still must formally register and commit to attending full workshop |
HOW TO REGISTER |
Go to http://www.regonline.com/SEMworkshop |
DIRECTIONS: AIRPORTS |
The Lincoln Park campus is located approximately 17 miles from O’Hare airport and 13 miles from Midway airport. |
DIRECTIONS: DRIVING |
From the north and northwest From the west From the south From Lake Shore Drive (north or south) |
VISITOR PARKING |
Clifton Parking Deck - 2330 N. Clifton |
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
CTA Trains Buses |
ACCOMMODATIONS |
Several hotels in the area offer a special rate to DePaul visitors. When making reservations, be sure to ask for the DePaul rate. All rates are based on availability. Belden - Stratford Hotel Best Western Hawthorne Terrace City Suites Hotel Days Inn Chicago Hilton Indigo Inn at Lincoln Park Majestic Hotel |
Gregory R. Hancock is Professor and Chair of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Director of the Center for Integrated Latent Variable Research (CILVR). His research interests include structural equation modeling and latent growth models, and the use of latent variables in (quasi)experimental design. His research has appeared in such journals as Psychometrika, Multivariate Behavioral Research, Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Psychological Bulletin, British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Review of Educational Research, and Communications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation. He also co-edited with Ralph O. Mueller the volumes Structural Equation Modeling: A Second Course (2006) and The Reviewer's Guide to Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (2010), and with Karen M. Samuelsen the volume Advances in Latent Variable Mixture Models (2008). He is past chair of the SEM special interest group of the American Educational Research Association (three terms), serves on the editorial board of a number of journals including Psychological Methods, is Associate Editor of Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, and has taught dozens of methodological workshops in the United States, Canada, and abroad. He also received the 2011 Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Hancock holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He may be reached at grhancock@gmail.com. |