| CODE | SOR5263 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Latent Variables: Measurement and Analysis | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Statistics and Operations Research | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students taking this study-unit will be assigned a number of topics selected from the ones which follow according to the needs of the students: - Reliability and Validity; - Transferability and Generalizability; - Item Response Theory; - Latent Growth Curve Modeling. Study-unit Aims: This unit aims to reinforce the notion of a latent variable and to familiarize the students with different latent variable models, choosing the most appropriate model for the situation being considered and working with suitable software packages. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) understand the theory underlying latent variable models; b) use the statistical techniques covered in this unit appropriately; c) fit latent variable models to real life datasets. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) use latent variable models confidently and appropriately; b) use software packages to fit various types of latent variable models. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: - Baker, F. B. and Kim, S. (2004) Item Response Theory: Parameter Estimation Techniques, Second Edition (Statistics: A Series of Textbooks and Monographs). - Dunn, G. (1989) Design and Analysis of Reliability Studies, Oxford University Press. - Mardia, K.V., Kent, J.T. and Bibby, J.M. (1995) Multivariate Analysis, Academic Press. - Bartholomew, D.J. ( 1987 ) Latent Variable Models and Vector Analysis, Charles Griffin. - Duncan, T. E., Duncan, S. E. and Strycker, L. A. (2006) An Introduction to Latent Variable Growth Curve Modeling: Concepts, Issues, and Application, Second Edition (Quantitative Methodology Series). Supplementary texts: - Preacher, K. J., Wichman, A. L., MacCallum, R. C., Briggs, N. E. (2008) Latent Growth Curve Modeling, SAGE Publications, Inc. - Hambleton, R. K. and Swaminathan, H. (1985) Item Response Theory: Principles and Applications, Kluwer-Nijhoff Publishing. - Johnson, R.A. and Wichern, D.W. ( 1992 ) Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-units: SOR2211, SOR3210 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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