Statistical Training Program

SEM 5 - Mediation and model checking
09 Mar

SEM 5 - Mediation and model checking

This workshop follows on from "SEM for Basic Pathway Models". After running a simple pathway analysis using SEM, we provide practical advice on how to detect inadequate model performance via diagnostics, and then suggest some remedies. This includes examining the possibility of extending an SEM to include moderation.
SEM4 - Modelling for Basic pathway models
01 Mar

SEM4 - Modelling for Basic pathway models

This workshop follows on from "Latent Constructs in SEM". In this workshop we use a pathway analysis, implemented in R, to relate several variables as well as constructs created via CFA. This includes discussion of what these pathways mean, how they are interpreted, and how to estimate mediation and total effects.
Interviewing Skills as part of Mixed Methods
28 Feb

Interviewing Skills as part of Mixed Methods

This workshop provides a set of practical skills, most relevant to conducting semi-structured interviews, while also applicable to other kinds of interviews, and as part of a mixed methods study.
Formulating Open-ended Questions for Interviews within Mixed Methods
23 Feb

Formulating Open-ended Questions for Interviews within Mixed Methods

This workshop provides a practical guide to the formulation, wording and sequencing of open-ended questions (OEQs), in the context of a semi-structured interview, and as part of a mixed methods study.
Formulating Open-ended Questions for Surveys
21 Feb

Formulating Open-ended Questions for Surveys

This workshop provides a practical guide to the formulation of open-ended questions (OEQs) in surveys..
Formulating Close-ended Questions for Surveys
15 Feb

Formulating Close-ended Questions for Surveys

This workshop provides an overview to the formulation, wording and sequencing of close-ended questions (CEQs), within the context of the logics and practicalities of constructing a questionnaire to support research.