LatentGOLD demonstrations now included in Mixture Modeling and Latent Class Analysis workshop

We’re excited to announce that our Mixture Modeling and Latent Class Analysis workshop now includes a full set of demonstrations in the powerful software program LatentGOLD, including data and syntax files, four hours of video recordings, and 120 pages of detailed notes.

Why LatentGOLD? First, it is a versatile latent variable modeling software program that can be used to estimate all of the models considered in the class, so why not? Second, not long ago we added an entire chapter to the workshop on approaches for robustly examining relationships between latent classes and external variables (e.g., predictors of class membership or distal outcomes predicted by class membership), and these approaches are exceptionally well implemented in LatentGOLD. This comes as no suprise given the primary developer of LatentGOLD, Jeroen Vermunt, also played a key role in the innovation of these methods. Third, Statistical Innovations Europe now offers a free academic license to LatentGOLD and they have partnered with us to provide a 90-day free license to non-academic workshop participants as well.

The LatentGOLD demonstrations complement prior demonstrations in Mplus and R, providing users with a variety of choices when fitting finite mixture models, including applications of latent profile analysis and latent class analysis.

If you previously enrolled in the class, then you have instant access to these materials as a benefit of our evergreen content model. Otherwise, enroll now to take advantage of this added software flexibility!