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Table Of Contents For Day 1
Traditional Latent Variable Modeling Using Mplus

Factor Analysis 1
    Exploratory Factor Analysis
 8
    Confirmatory Factor Analysis
 33
      EFA In A CFA Framework
 49
      Simple Structure CFA
 57
      Special Factor Analysis Models
 63
Measurement Invariance And Population Heterogeneity 68
CFA With Covariates (MIMIC) 72
Multiple Group Analysis 91
Path Analysis And Latent Variable Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) 105
    Path Analysis
 108
    Indirect Effects
 113
    Measurement Errors And Multiple Indicators Of Latent Variables
 115
    SEM
 119
References 126

Table Of Contents For Day 2
Growth Modeling With Latent Variables Using Mplus

Typical Examples Of Growth Modeling 1
    Basic Modeling Ideas
 9
    The Latent Variable Growth Model In Practice
 19
Simple Examples Of Growth Modeling -- Linear Growth Model Without Covariates 34
    Growth Model With Free Time Scores
 44
    Covariates In The Growth Model
 52
    Centering
 61
    Further Practical Issues - Non-Linear Growth
 65
    Piecewise Growth Modeling
 68
    Growth Model With Individually Varying Time Of Observation and Random Slopes For Time-Varying Covariates
 73
    Regressions Among Random Effects
 80
    Growth Modeling With Parallel Processes
 82
Advanced Growth Models 90
    Multiple Populations
 93
    Growth Modeling With Multiple Indicators
 112
    Power For Growth Models
 129
    Embedded Growth Models
 141
References 145

Table Of Contents For Day 3
Special Topics in Latent Variable Modeling Using Mplus

Analysis With Categorical Data 1
    CFA With Covariates (MIMIC)
 8
    IRT
 23
    Path Analysis
 24
    Practical Issues In The Analysis Of Categorical Outcomes
 25
    Technical Issues
 34
    Multiple Group Analysis
 38
    Growth Models With Categorical Outcomes
 40
Analysis With Multilevel Data 46
    Multilevel Regression Model
 52
    Multilevel Factor Analysis Model
 59
    Multiple Group Multilevel Model
 70
    Multivariate Modeling Of Family Members
 78
    Multilevel Growth Models
 81
Analysis With Missing Data 91
    Growth Model With Missing Data
 100
References 107

Table Of Contents For Day 4
Modeling With Categorical Latent Variables Using Mplus

Analysis With Categorical Latent Variables 1
Latent Class Analysis 7
    Practical Issues Related To LCA
 17
    NLSY Antisocial Behavior Example
 20
Latent Class Analysis With Covariates 32
Confirmatory Latent Class Analysis With Several Latent Classes 44
Latent Class Growth Analysis 51
Randomized Trials With Non-Compliance 56
Growth Mixture Modeling 65
    Strategy For Finding The Number Of Classes
 72
    LSAY Math Achievement Example
 74
General Growth Mixture Modeling 85
    NLSY Alcohol Example
 90
    Reading Skills Example
 97
    Growth Mixtures In Randomized Trials
 106
Discrete-Time Survival Analysis 112
Two-Class Discrete-Time Survival Analysis 121
References 125

Table Of Contents For Day 5
New Features In Mplus Version 3

Overview Of What's New In Mplus Version 3 1
New Estimators In Mplus Version 3 5
Numerical Integration 7
Random Slopes 11
New In Version 3 For SEM 13
    ML Path Analysis With Categorical Outcomes
 14
    ML Factor Analysis With Categorical Indicators
 19
    Interaction Modeling Using ML
 23
    Indirect Effects
 30
    Constraining Parameters
 32
New In Version 3 For Growth Modeling 33
    ML Growth Modeling With A Categorical Outcome
 38
    Two-Part Growth Modeling
 44
    Growth Model With An Interaction Using ML
 54
New In Version 3 For Multilevel Modeling 60
    Twolevel Path Analysis With Categorical Outcomes
 61
    Twolevel Factor Analysis With Categorical Outcomes
 66
    Twolevel Random Slopes For Regressions Among Factors
 71
New In Version 3 For Mixture Modeling 79
    Random Starts
 80
    Multiple Categorical Latent Variables
 84
    Latent Class Analysis With Random Effects
 90
    Discrete-Time Survival Frailty Modeling
 101
    Prediction Of Categorical Latent Variables
 102
    Twin Modeling
 109
    Hybrid Model
 113
    Growth Mixture Modeling With A Categorical Outcome
 115
    Multilevel Growth Mixture Modeling
 119
Graphics 129
References 133