"Mplus is a statistical modeling program that provides researchers with a flexible tool to analyze their data. Mplus offers researchers a wide choice of models, estimators, and algorithms in a program that has an easy-to-use interface and graphical displays of data and analysis results. "

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Tutorial for beginners:

Statistical Computing Seminars: Movies and PDFs

Videos and Handouts for Mplus Short Courses

Mplus Tutorial For New And Advanced Users

Find Info Mplus pricing HERE (Mplus is not open source software.)

But you can try Mplus Version 7.11 Demo : now available for download at no cost: To install HERE

Mplus User's Guide - web

Mplus User's Guide and Diagrammer Documentation: Examples

Growth Modeling With Latent Variables Using Mplus: Introductory And Intermediate Growth Models

General Latent Variable Modeling Framework
Growth Model Estimation, Testing, And Model Modification
Centering, Non-Linear Growth, Growth ModelWith Free Time Scores
Piecewise Growth Modeling
Growth Model With Individually Varying Times of Observation and Random Slopes for Time-Varying Covariates
Growth Modeling With Parallel Processes
Categorical Outcomes: Logistic and Probit Regression