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The Institute of Mixture Modeling for Equity-Oriented Researchers, Scholars, and Educators (IMMERSE) is an IES funded training grant (R305B220021) to support education scholars in integrating mixture modeling into their research.


Day 1 (June 5, 2023): Introduction to Mixture Models

Day 1 Slides

Labs (Github):

  1. Lab 1: LCA Scavenger hunt
  2. Lab 2: Troubleshooting MplusAutomation code
  3. Lab 3: Latent Class Analysis using MplusAutomation

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Day 2 (June 6, 2023): Enumeration and Introduction to Auxiliary Variables

Annotated Output Examples:

Slides: Day 2 Part 1

Labs (Github):

  1. Review of lab 3

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Day 3 (June 7, 2023): Latent Profile Analysis and Extensions of Mixture Models

IMMERSE In-Training Workspace

Slides: Day 3

Labs (Github):

  1. LCA with auxiliary variables (ML 3-step and BCH)
  2. LPA

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Helpful Links:

How to reference this workshop: Institute of Mixture Modeling for Equity-Oriented Researchers, Scholars, and Educators (2023). IMMERSE In-Person Training Workshop (IES No. 305B220021). Institute of Education Sciences. https://immerse-ucsb.github.io/cohort-one/pre-training