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Introduction to R Programming

The following is one of the best introductions to R programming that I've found online. It is part of a larger series of tutorials created by Jared Knowles called R Bootcamp. Jared's tutorials are a valuable resource for anyone try to learn to program in R. Below the presentation are links to the handouts and R Code that are used during the HTML5 presentation that is linked below. Enjoy!

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How to Plot Interaction Effects in SPSS Using Predicted Values

So you've run your general linear model (GLM) or regression and you've discovered that you have interaction effects. Now what? Next, you might want to plot them to explore the nature of the effects and to prepare them for presentation or publication! The following is a tutorial for who to accomplish this task in SPSS. A follow-up tutorial for how to do this in R is forth coming.

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Using the lavaan package (in R) for latent variable modeling (SEM)

This is a fantastic resource created by Dr. William Revelle for running confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models and structural equation models (SEM) in R using the lavaan package. The tutorial walks through example models, includes example code, discusses multi-group analysis, and even references some advanced functions for producing path diagrams using the psych package in R. 

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How To Test for Mediators, Moderators, and Suppressor

Mediators, Moderators, and Suppressors are two of the most often confused statistical concepts in social science research. Our first installment of The Stats Make Me Cry Guy's Deviant Square Video Podcast  clarifies the confusion that surrounds these concepts, and hopeful gets a laugh or two in the process!

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