Jason Newsom’s SEM
Class (USP 655)
2010 Syllabus
Click here for
the class syllabus, reading list, and my contact information.
Supplemental Course
Readings
Weeks 1-10 (zip
file 30mb)
Current Homework
Get a copy of the current homework and
link to the data sets.
Homework Data Sets
Sample data files for homework
problems.
Handouts and
Overheads
Handouts I’ve discussed in class and some of the
overheads presented in class (pdf format).
Not available until after they are covered in class.
Path
Analysis: Wright’s tracing rules,
Tracing Example, and Decomposing a Correlation Matrix
Basic
Concepts of Fit with Mediational Path Models
Mplus and Amos
Path Analysis Examples
One-factor CFA Mplus
and Amos Examples
Two-factor CFA
Mplus and Amos Examples
A Quick Primer on
Exploratory Factor Analysis
Nested Models
& Model Modification
Some
Clarifications and Recommendations on Fit Indices
Links
Several internet
sites devoted to SEM that are relevant to the class.
Dave Kenny
A great website with introductory material on most SEM topics. Download a very good introductory book, Correlation and Causality, for
free.
Ed Rigdon
An excellent site that serves as a gateway to most of the SEM sites on the web.
SEMNET
I encourage you to join and read this SEM discussion list. You can also search
the archives for answers to common questions.
Mplus
Lots of example programs and a Mplus
discussion section.
SEMrefs
A list which I have put together of hundreds of readings on many SEM topics.
Muthen &
Muthen Mplus Webinars
View videos of SEM lectures anytime.