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Mplus Short Courses March 24-25, 2011 Sheldon Hall, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 Two one-day Mplus short courses will be held on March 24 & 25, 2011 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The host for the short courses is the Center for Prevention and Early Intervention in the Department of Mental Health. These courses can be taken individually or in combination. They will be taught by Bengt and Linda Muthén. The topic for the first day is cross-sectional multilevel modeling. The topic for the second day is longitudinal multi-level modeling . Registration begins November, 22, 2011. These two days correspond to Topics 7and 8 in the Mplus 8-topic course sequence. See http://www.statmodel.com/coursesequence.shtml For handouts from past courses, see http://www.statmodel.com/course_materials.shtml Bengt O. Muthén obtained his Ph.D. in Statistics at the University of Uppsala, Sweden and is Professor Emeritus at UCLA. He is a former President of the Psychometric Society. Linda K. Muthén is the Director of Product Development at Muthén & Muthén. She obtained her PhD in the Research Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. She was formerly the Manager of Quality Control and Customer Support at BMDP Statistical Software. Course Information The location for the Mplus Workshop in March 2011 will be in Sheldon Hall, which is on the first floor of the Bloomberg School of Public Health building at 615 N. Wolfe Street. Participants will need to enter the School of Public Health building via the Monument Street entrance which is located between Wolfe and Washington Streets. The courses will be taught from 8:30am to 4:45 pm each day. Course material will be presented in English. Computers are not necessary. Following are the topics for each day: Thursday, March 24: Cross-sectional Multilevel Modeling
Friday, March 25: Longitudinal Multilevel Modeling
Prerequisites: Desirable background includes topics 1-6 of the Mplus courses taught twice a year at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (see www.statmodel.com), covering structural equation modeling, growth modeling, amd mixture modeling. Web movies of past short courses can be watched for free. See www.statmodel.com for more information. Schedule for Each Day
Enrollment and Payment Enrollment for the short courses is limited. Enrollment is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The early enrollment rate of $75 per day is in effect until February 1, 2011. The registration fee must be received by February 1st. After that, the enrollment rate is $100 per day. Catered breaks are included in the rate. Lunches are not included. Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be made if a written request is received by March 1, 2011. Muthén & Muthén reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the short courses. Payment must be made in the form of a check or money order immediately upon registering to insure your seat is held. No credit cards or wire transfers, please. The check or money order must be written out to the Johns Hopkins University. Send your check to Dr. Nicholas Ialongo, Dept. of Mental Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 809, Baltimore, MD 21205 Federal Tax ID#: 1520595110A5 E-mail questions to Nick Ialongo at nialongo@jhsph.edu Sign Up Links Thursday, March 24: https://commprojects.jhsph.edu/communications/Event_Signup.cfm?event_id=1458 Friday, March 25: https://commprojects.jhsph.edu/communications/Event_Signup.cfm?event_id=1459 Directions to the Workshop: To retrieve 'door-to-door' driving directions, visit Mapquest and use the Bloomberg School of Public Health's postal address below. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Recorded directions to the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions are available by telephone at East Baltimore Street Map http://www.hopkinshospital.org/directions/streetmap.html Hospital Campus map http://www.hopkinshospital.org/directions/campusmap.html Parking information is contained on the map. From Washington, DC, and Virginia and from the I-95 access at Baltimore-Washington International Airport:
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Parking (Nearest to the Bloomberg School of Public Health) · Frequently, parallel street parking spaces can be can found on Washington and Wolfe streets. Some of these are metered spaces or free parking for up to 2 hours. Garage Parking · From Monument St: Turn left onto Washington Street. Just past the Washington/Monument St intersection, turn right into the Washington St. Garage. · From Broadway and coming from the south: Turn right onto Monument St. Go 2 stop lights, then turn left onto Washington St. The Washington St. Garage is immediately on your right. · From Washington St: Just past the Washington/Monument St intersection, turn right into the Washington St. Garage Hotel Information Listed Below is the information for 3 hotels located near the JHU campus as well as a site for researching other hotels in Baltimore. You will have to pay for your transportation to the JHU campus (walk or get a cab). 1. Henderson’s Wharf 1000 Fell Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 410-522-7777 Directions: http://www.hendersonswharf.com/directions/ 2. The Admiral Fell Inn 888 South Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 410-522-7377 Directions: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60811-d124839-Reviews-Admiral_Fell_Inn-Baltimore_Maryland.html 3. Courtyard Baltimore Downtown / Inner Harbor 1000 Aliceanna St. Baltimore, Maryland 21202 1-443-923-4000 Directions: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/BWIDT Site for Researching Other Baltimore Hotels http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60811-Baltimore_Maryland-Hotels.html Site for Researching Restaurants |