[Blindmath] Mplus success story

[Steve Jacobson]

Ariele,

Thank you very much for this information.  This sounds very encouraging.  We should probably let the developers know so they don't 
design us out of the next version by accident.  <smile>

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:44:13 -0600, Arielle Silverman wrote:

>Hi all,

>Just wanted to share that I learned to use MPlus (software for
>analyzing structural equation models, and I think it can also do more
>traditional regression) and I found it to be extremely accessible with
>JAWS, even more so than SAS. I could easily enter and edit syntax, run
>it using a simple menu-based command, and then read the output
>directly in the output window and move between input and output. I
>also never had to use the JAWS cursor! It might even be possible to
>run analyses in MPlus by using the menus rather than syntax, though I
>haven't experimented with that yet. Anyway, I would recommend it to
>any blind folks looking to do regression-based analyses. I used a free
>demo version, which allows input of up to six dependent variables and
>up to two independent variables, so this wouldn't be ideal for
>multiple (non-structural) regression. But there may also be temporary
>licenses available that are more forgiving.
>I had someone help me a little bit with syntax, but many syntax
>examples are available online, and the command structure is very
>intuitive. For example, to regress Y on X you would simply write
>(after specifying your datafile and variable names), "model: y on x").
>Best,
>Arielle

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