Measurement Invariance Testing
with R
Nataly Beribisky teaches measurement equivalence in this on-demand course.
In this self-paced online course, Dr. Nataly Beribisky gives in-depth tutorials on analyzing and interpreting measurement invariance tests using R. With crystal clear hands-on lessons, she’ll take you through each step of a variety of models. Use the dropdown menu below to see what’s included in this course:
Session 1: Introduction to Measurement Invariance
Course Handouts
Session 2: Importance of Measurement Invariance
FREE PREVIEWSession 3: Review of Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Session 4: Review Model Fit Evaluation in Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Session 5: Introducing and Installing R Software
Session 6: Introduction to R Programming
Session 7: Introduction to lavaan
Session 1: Introduction to Multi-Group Models
Session 2: Overview of Invariance Testing
FREE PREVIEWSession 3: Testing Configural Invariance
Session 4: Testing (Weak) Metric Invariance
Session 5: Testing Scalar (Strong) Invariance
Session 6: Testing Residual (Strict) Invariance
Session 7: Evaluating Model Fit and Model Comparisons
Session 8: Demonstration in R: Running Configural and Metric Invariance Testing
Session 9: Demonstration in R: Running Scalar and Residual Invariance Testing
Session 1: Longitudinal CFA and Measurement Invariance Over Time
Session 2: Demonstration in R: Longitudinal Invariance Testing (Configural and Metric)
Session 3: Demonstration in R: Longitudinal Invariance Testing (Scalar and Strict)
Session 4: Introduction to Invariance Testing with Ordinal Indicators
Session 5: Demonstration R: Ordered Categorical Data (Configural and Metric)
Session 6: Demonstration R: Ordered Categorical Data (Scalar and Beyond)
Session 1: How to Identify Non-Invariant Items
Session 2: Demonstration in R: Identifying Non-Invariant Items
Session 3: Conceptual and Practical Consequences when Invariance Fails
Session 4: Introduction to Partial Invariance
Session 5: Reporting and Communicating Invariance Results
Session 6: Review and Next Steps
Nataly Beribisky, PhD

Nataly Beribisky is a researcher in Quantitative Methods at York University. Her research focuses on latent variable modeling, equivalence testing, and interpreting effect sizes.
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Measurement Invariance Testing with R is currently open for pre-registration and will be available to start on November 14th, 2025. Prices go up when the course goes live on this date.
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This course is for learners with foundational training in graduate level statistics. Prior experience with R or measurement invariance is not required.
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