Video Tutorials

Below, you’ll find three series of videos showcasing the use of LatentGOLD’s point-and-click modules:

  1. Basic functionality
    Learn the essentials, including how to open a dataset, run a simple model, and save output.

  2. Real data analyses
    Explore full analyses using the Cluster and DFactor modules.

  3. Comprehensive course on latent class analysis
    Dive into an in-depth course covering latent class analysis, complete with technical insights into the methodology.

 

Series 1: Introduction to LatentGOLD® basic functionalities (uses version 5.1)
Watch the videos embedded below or visit our YouTube channel to view them directly.

  

 

 

Series 2: Tutorials by Statistical Consulting Group at UCLA Academic Technology Services (uses version 4.5)
Watch full analyses using the Cluster and DFactor modules.

  1. Using LatentGOLD® to estimate Cluster models. (video)
  2. Using LatentGOLD® to estimate DFactor models. (video)

 

Series 3: Video lectures from Jeroen Vermunt’s LCA course (uses version 6.0)

Explore Jeroen Vermunt’s comprehensive course on latent class analysis. For a less technical introduction, start with videos 1, 3, 7, and 9, which provide the foundational knowledge you need to perform a latent class analysis independently.

  1. Introduction to latent class analysis. (video) (pdf)
  2. Latent class analysis: Assumptions, equations, and estimation. (video) (pdf) (excel)
  3. Latent class model selection.  (video) (pdf)
  4. Latent class model selection (part 2). (video) (pdf) (excel)
  5. Technical settings when estimating latent class models. (video) (pdf)
  6. Logit equations for latent class model probabilities. (video) (pdf) (excel)
  7. Classification and classification statistics. (video) (pdf) (excel)
  8. The EM algorithm for latent class analysis. (video) (pdf) (excel)
  9. Covariates and distal outcomes: 1-step and 3-step approaches. (video) (pdf)
  10. Some extensions of the basic LC model. (video) (pdf)
  11. Latent class regression and growth models. (video) (pdf)
  12. Latent trait models: An introduction. (video) (pdf)