Mplus

Mplus is a rather expensive stats program that leaves, well, just about everything to the imagination. But hell, the imagination can be nearly boundless and unquenchable at times, so you need a powerful program to match it. Mplus is just that program and is typically my go-to for more advanced data analyses. If you can get your hands on a copy or have access to a computer that has it, it is well worth learning and can be learned quickly because it truly is intuitive and straightforward.

On this page I will provide resources introducing the basics to Mplus and gradually add material over time for more advanced topics.

Technical Reasons to Use Mplus:

Ability to run a host of analyses such as multiple regression, path analysis, EFA, CFA, multilevel models, longitudinal models, latent profile analysis and more.
Can work with observed and latent variables (or both — you can use observed variables in SEM with Mplus!), as well as continuous, categorical, count, and censored variables.
Numerous estimators are available to use, so Frequentists and Bayesians will all be happy

The Basics:

Get [M]oving with Mplus – Part 1: The Painful Basics

Get [M]oving with Mplus – Part 2: A Serving of Commands with a Side of Syntax

Get [M]oving with Mplus – Part 3: Get Your Data On

Get [M]oving with Mplus – Part 4: Individual versus Summary Data

Get [M]oving with Mplus – Part 5: Define Subcommands

The Rudimentary Model Commands:

Rudi[M]entary Model Commands in Mplus – Part 1: WITH

Rudi[M]entary Model Commands in Mplus – Part 2: ON

Rudi[M]entary Model Commands in Mplus – Part 3: BY

Conditional, Indirect, and Conditional Indirect Effects in Mplus:

Moderation [coming soon]