Tutorials

Analyzing Survey Data

• What Makes Analyzing Survey Data Different?
• Where Do Sampling Weights Come From?
• Variance Estimation for Complex Surveys

Bootstrap

• What is the Bootstrap?
• The Bootstrap in Stata

Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Models

• CFA and SEM Basics

  • What Software is Available for Confirmatory Estimating?
  • A Running Example

• LISREL

  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using LISREL
  • Structural Equation Modeling Using LISREL

• Mplus

  • Preparing Data Files for Mplus
  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using Mplus
  • Structural Equation Modeling Using Mplus

• SEM (R)

  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using the SEM Package in R
  • Structural Equation Models Using the SEM Package in R

• OpenMX (R)

  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using OpenMx
  • Structural Equation Modeling Using OpenMx

Dichotomous Dependent Variables

• General

  • What is the Difference Between Logit and Probit Models?
  • What is the Difference Between Logit Models and Logistic Regression?

• SPSS

  • Estimating Logistic Regression Models in SPSS

• Stata

  • Estimating Logistic Regression Models in Stata

Hierarchical Linear Models

• Random Effects and HLM

  • Introduction to Random Effects Models, Including HLM
  • Notation for Random Effects Model

• HLM and SPSS

  • Estimating HLM Models Using SPSS Menus: Part 1
  • Estimating HLM Models Using SPSS Menus: Part 2
  • Estimating HLM Models Using SPSS Menus: Part 3
  • Estimating HLM Models Using SPSS Menus: Part 4

• R - nlme package

  • Estimating HLM Models Using R: Part 1
  • Estimating HLM Models Using R: Part 2
  • Estimating HLM Models Using R: Part 3
  • Estimating HLM Models Using R: Part 4

• Stata

  • Estimating HLM Models Using Stata: Part 1
  • Estimating HLM Models Using Stata: Part 2
  • Estimating HLM Models Using Stata: Part 3
  • Estimating HLM Models Using Stata: Part 4

R-General

• What is R, and How Can I Obtain a Copy?
• What Does it Mean to Say R is an Object-Oriented Programming Language?
• How Can I Read Data Into R?
• How Can I Install New R Packages?
• How Do I Recode Values in R?