The Fall 2014 McClelland Institute methods workshop will be on Friday, November 7th at 1:30pm to 5:30pm, McClelland Park RM 402.  Dr. Katherine Masyn will present “Introduction to Discrete-time Survival Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling”. 

A reception for workshop participants will follow at the home of Dr. Stephen Russell.  

To register, email families@cals.ariozna.edu stating that you want to attend.  Registration is capped at 24.  So the first 24 responses will be accepted.

 

Katherine Masyn, Ph.D.
Title: Introduction to Discrete-time Survival Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling 
Friday, November 7, 1:30pm to 5:30pm, McClelland Park RM 206
Abstract: Survival analysis refers to the general set of statistical methods developed specifically to model the timing of events.  In this talk, I will focus on the integration of discrete-time survival analysis (a.k.a. event history analysis) into a latent variable modeling framework.  The workshop will provide attendees with a conceptual basis for survival analysis in the discrete-time setting along with practical knowledge about basic model specification in the Mplus software.   Methods for including time-invariant and time-varying predictors of event time will be discussed along with extensions to multivariate event histories such as recurring events and competing risks.  Issues related to modeling unobserved heterogeneity and underlying individual frailty will be explored.  The workshop will conclude with an overview of modeling extensions facilitated by conducting survival analysis in this more general framework.