Multivariate Analysis with Latent Variables

STATS M242 - Multivariate Analysis with Latent Variables

PSYCH M257 - Multivariate Analysis with Latent Variables

<p>(Same as Psychology M257 and Statistics M242.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to models and methods for analysis of data hypothesized to be generated by unmeasured latent variables, including latent variable analogues of traditional methods in multivariate analysis. Causal modeling: theory testing via analysis of moment structures. Measurement models such as confirmatory, higher-order, and structured-means factory analytic models. Structural equation models, including path and simultaneous equation models. Parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, and other statistical issues. Computer implementation. Applications. S/U or letter grading.</p>

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Multivariate Analysis with Latent Variables

POL SCI M208D

4 units