GSA 2007 Preconfernce Workshop

Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling:  Applications for Gerontologists

Presented by Jason T. Newsom, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Institute on Aging, School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR, newsomj@pdx.edu, Rich Jones, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Associate Director, Social and Health Policy Research, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged  Boston,  MA, jones@hrca.harvard.edu, Frances M. Yang, PhD, Instructor in Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, francesyang@hrca.harvard.edu

 

 

Download example data sets and Mplus input files (zip file 170kb). 
When you extract them, please store all of the files in the same folder on your hard drive.

workshop2007.zip

 

Download the appendices for the morning session (zip file 40kb)

appendices.zip

 

Download the free Mplus demo version
Mplus

 

If you would like to follow along with the computer examples during the workshop, we suggest that you bring a laptop computer with the free Mplus demo version loaded.  It would also be helpful to bring a USB jump drive (i.e., thumb drive, memory stick) to share files if necessary.  Power outlets will be provided for those with laptops, but we do not expect there to be internet connectivity in the presentation room.  For additional reference, the Mplus users guide can be downloaded for free from http://www.statmodel.com/ugexcerpts.shtml (pdf format).

 

 

To join the Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design interest group: Send a blank email to join-meas_stats_research@ntserver2.geron.org. 
(To be removed from the list, send a blank email to leave-meas_stats_research@ntserver2.geron.org).
Please contact Jason Newsom, newsomj@pdx.edu with listserv questions.