Statistics and Computing Guides

Index of CRMDA Guides

Guides Organized by Software

	R page		Stata page
	SAS page		Mplus page
	Git page		LaTeX page

Material Organized By Topic

We do our best to keep them updated. Feel free to send us a note if there's a topic you would like covered and don't see here.

Structural Equation Modeling/Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Mplus Syntax Guide : An introduction to Mplus syntax.

SEM with Lavaan: A guide introducing the R package lavaan for structural equation modeling Lavaan. Accompanying data file

What to Report: Information to Report for a Confirmatory Factor Analysis Based on Brown(2006)

Monte Carlo Simulation In Mplus : A brief guide that outlines simulation and how to calculate power with Monte Carlo simulation.

Tracing Rules in Structural Equation Modeling: General rules and graphical representations of the tracing rules used to recreate a model-implied covariance matrix from structural equation modeling pathway estimates. Examples include dual loadings, correlated residuals, and tracing rules for means. 

Longitudinal Mediation within SEM : Using LISREL and MPLUS to analyze mediation within longitudinal panel models

Latent Variable Moderation: Three techniques to estimate interactions between latent variables using LISREL and MPLUS

Establishing Factorial Invariance for Multiple-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Dyadic Analyses in SEM : How to model the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) for dyadic data, with both distinguishable (e.g. Mother-Child) and indistinguishable (e.g. Friend A-Friend B) dyads, using LISREL and MPLUS.

Starting Values in LISREL: How to provide start values for individual parameters or whole matrices. This guide also includes a list of start value tips and tricks

The Satorra-Bentler Chi Square: A correction for non-normal data using LISREL

Preparing Path Diagrams

1. Using Microsoft Word 2007: Creating path diagrams of latent variable models in Microsoft Word 2007. Accompanying zip file.

2. A Guide for Installing and Using Dia for SEM Path Diagrams: An easy method for creating path diagrams of latent variable models in the free, open-source graphic design software Dia. Accompanying zip file.

Missing Data, Multiple Imputation and FIML Estimation

Multiple Imputation: How to perform multiple imputation (MI) using SAS, PRELIS or AMELIA

Missing Data in Large Data Projects: Two methods of missing data imputation when working with large data projects

Planned Missingness Study Design: Two methods to developing the study survey versions The introduction includes a brief summary of why a planned missingness study design works, the basic design approach, and the benefits of such designs.

High Performance Computing

Please see the separate pages presented at http://crmda.ku.edu/computing.

NoMachine Connections Tutorial : Use NoMachine is a program available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux which can be used to streamline the interaction with the high performance computer cluster.

SAS on the Advanced Computing Facility Cluster A Guide for Using SAS in the CRMDA cluster

Others

14: Converting Data To/From SAS: File types: SPSS, Excel, Access, STATA: How to convert data to/from SAS. File types include: SPSS, Excel, Access, STATA

20: Introduction to R: Syntax Overview : A guide for the complete beginner: R installation, programming, and data handling

25. ANOVA and Regression in R : This guide demonstrates how to perform ANOVA and Regression in R.