______FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT_________ * OPTION OF LOW COST ON-CAMPUS ACCOMODATION STILL AVAILABLE * REDUCED RATES FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS (ONLY 35 pounds stirling / day) _____________________________________ Four one-day short courses on statistical analysis with latent variables using Mplus will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on September 5, 6, 7, and 8. Local arrangements are being handled by the University of Nottingham, Division of Psychiatry, School of Community Health Sciences. These courses can be taken individually or in combination. Instructors are Bengt and Linda Muthen. The four courses will cover introductory, intermediate, and advanced topics including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, general structural equation modeling, growth modeling, modeling with categorical outcomes, modeling with missing data, multilevel modeling, advanced growth modeling, and modeling with categorical latent variables including latent class analysis, growth mixture modeling, and analysis of randomized trials with noncompliance. For each topic, issues of model specification, identification, estimation, testing, and model modification will be discussed. Modeling hints will be given. Mplus input setups will be featured and output will be used for interpretation of analysis results. Details about these courses can be obtained at the website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/psychiatry or by contacting Tracy Sisson or Dr Tim Croudace at: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Tel +44 (0) 115 969 1300 Extension 40695 Fax + 44 (0) 115 952 9483 or + 44 (0) 115 955 5352 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%