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Introduction to Using Mplus 3

Mplus is a powerful statistical package for the analysis of latent variables. Among the kinds of analysis it can perform are confirmatory factor analysis, latent class analysis, latent growth curve modeling, and multilevel modeling. The program can handle a combination of categorical and continuous variables and often permits missing data. It integrates these analyses into a single framework where you can combine techniques like growth curve modeling and latent class analysis to ask unique questions, such as "Are there latent classes amongst the growth trajectories?".  Mplus runs under Windows. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using Mplus to orient people to the nuts and bolts of using this package.  These notes are the scripts for the seminar.  The notes are not meant to be a Mplus textbook or substitute for the reference manual.

• Class Notes
  • Entering Data (see movie)
  • Exploring Data (see movie)
  • Analyzing Data (see movie)
  • Analyzing Data: Path Analysis (see movie)
  • Analyzing Data: Latent Class Analysis (featuring graphs)
  • See how we made these movies
• Data Files for the Seminar
  • hsb.dat
  • hsb2.dat (created using stata2mplus)
  • fixed.dat

  • hsbmis.dat (created using stata2mplus)

  • hsbmisdot.dat

  • hsb2.dta

  • hsbmis.dta

• See Also
  • Mplus FAQ: Common questions about Mplus
• Recommended Reading
  • See the Mplus Manual

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