The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management is hosting an SEM boot camp for faculty members and master’s and Ph.D. students, July 9-11. The Drill Sergeant is Dr. James Gaskin, assistant professor in Information Systems at Brigham Young University. Dr. Gaskin has taught advanced multivariate statistics for academic research focusing on structural equation modeling at several institutions and will cover several topics that UCF faculty and students have expressed interest in learning, including:
- Factor Analysis (EFA and CFA) - Validity, reliability, adequacy, common method bias, measurement invariance, model fit
- Causal modeling with SEM - Multi-group moderation, interaction (moderation), mediation, control variables, model fit
- Cluster analysis - TwoStep, k-means and discriminant
Watch this short video for more information.The cost of this event is $500, which includes lunch and refreshments for three days.
Rosen College students can attend for free. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the camp.
Click here to register.An Interdepartmental Transfer (IDT) may be made from different departments to Rosen College in order to pay for one or more individuals. For registration and payment by IDT, please contact:
Catherine J. Gholson, Director of Finance & Administration
Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida
407-903-8014 (p), 407-903-8141 (f),
Catherine.Gholson@ucf.eduEvent Contacts:
- For Content: Dr. James Gaskin,
James.Gaskin@byu.edu- For logistics: Dr. Asli Tasci,
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