Presentations

You will give a 10-minute presentation in which you describe and evaluate a published application of structural equation modeling. You are to choose an article published since 2002 in a major journal in your field of interest. The article you choose to present must be approved by the course or lab instructor. In the presentation, you are to do the following:

1. State the primary research question.
2. Describe the data (e.g., N, missing data problems, measures, distributions)
3. Describe how structural equation modeling was used to address the primary research question.
4. Critique the presentation of the results (e.g., tables, figures, details about the analyses).
5. State whether, in your opinion, structural equation modeling was appropriately chosen and why. Note any alternative analyses not described in the article that might shed additional light on the primary research question.

You will present on November 15. Your grade on the presentation will contribute 10% toward your grade for the course.