Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Equivalent models
Handling single-indicator variables
Negative variances (Heywood Cases)
Mediation
Equality constraints (these lecture notes also touch briefly on longitudinal models and multiple-group analyses)
Longitudinal (panel) models
Multiple-Group Modeling (see notes on equality constraints above; Kyle Gillett dissertation in links section to the right; and this article, which we'll revisit from when we learned about measurement and structural models)
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Dyadic analysis in SEM (Actor-Partner Interdependence Model)
Running an AMOS model off of a published correlation/covariance matrix from the literature
Software comparison: AMOS vs. Mplus
Advanced Applications
Latent Growth Modeling (here and here)
Compared to the more piecemeal/incremental cross-lagged panel models for longitudinal analysis, latent growth models test for predictors and correlates of respondents' long-term growth trajectories (see cannon-ball analogy). Thanks to Tim and Xiaohui for photographing the board after class on May 1, 2012. Some illustrative references on latent growth modeling are:
Barnes, G. M., Reifman, A. S., Farrell, M. P., & Dintcheff, B. A. (2000). The effects of parenting on the development of adolescent alcohol misuse: A six-wave latent growth model. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 175-186.
Wampler, R. S., Munsch, J., & Adams, M. (2002). Ethnic
differences in grade trajectories during the transition to junior high.
Journal of School Psychology, 40, 213-237.
Partial Least Squares (Alternative to Conventional SEM for Small Samples)
Partial Least Squares (Alternative to Conventional SEM for Small Samples)
