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Undergraduate Course: Comparing social and political concepts internationally: Structural Equation Modelling (SSPS10021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryStudents on this course will be familiarised with methods to assess the cross-cultural comparability of social and political concepts using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Using survey data they will learn how to develop latent variables reflecting particular constructs (such as well-being, political trust, social capital, xenophobia, etc.) and testing whether their configuration is comparable in different countries using Multigroup CFA methods. Furthermore, they will learn how to use such variables in statistical models (e.g. regressions) through SEM extensions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students are expected to be familiar with the following techniques:
¿ Latent variables
¿ Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis
¿ Structural Equation Modelling
¿ Presenting MGCFA and SEM results to academic and non-academic audiences
Reading List
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