Causal Inference: An SEM Approach

An ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods Topical Workshop

Learn how structural equation models compare to other approaches to causal inference, and how to apply it to your research!

Goals: Course goals include providing participants with the skills necessary to apply causal inference using a structural equation modeling approach in their own research and to evaluate how the SEM approach compares with other causal inference approaches in the social sciences.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Participants will know how to apply causal inference using a structural equation modeling approach in their own research.
  • Participants will be equipped to appreciate and evaluate how the SEM approach compares with other causal inference approaches in the social sciences.

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Starts:  May 19, 2025 09:00 AM (ET)
Ends:  May 23, 2025 06:00 PM (ET)