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 The course will include: causes of variation; introduction to R programming; path analysis; likelihood; matrix algebra; univariate twin analysis; biometrical genetics; categorical data; between group heterogeneity; continuous heterogeneity and G x E interaction; multivariate phenotypic factor and genetic analysis; developmental models; extended twin designs; power analysis; GCTA; direction of causation and Mendelian randomization; meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits; and responsible conduct of research. The course will include: causes of variation; introduction to R programming; path analysis; likelihood; matrix algebra; univariate twin analysis; biometrical genetics; categorical data; between group heterogeneity; continuous heterogeneity and G x E interaction; multivariate phenotypic factor and genetic analysis; developmental models; extended twin designs; power analysis; GCTA; direction of causation and Mendelian randomization; meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits; and responsible conduct of research.
  
-Hands-on analysis will be emphasized, employing networked notebook computers, and using OpenMx and R programming. The website for OpenMx is at: [[http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu|http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu]] A beginner’s guide to OpenMx is at [[http://www.vipbg.vcu.edu/~hmaes/OpenMx/html/NewBeginnersGuide.html|http://www.vipbg.vcu.edu/~hmaes/OpenMx/html/NewBeginnersGuide.html]]+Hands-on analysis will be emphasized, employing networked notebook computers, and using OpenMx and R programming. The website for OpenMx is at: [[http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu|http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu]] A beginner’s guide to OpenMx is at [[http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/docs/OpenMx/latest/NewBeginnersGuide.html]]
  
 Participants are strongly advised to have some familiarity with R programming before attending the workshop. Participants are strongly advised to have some familiarity with R programming before attending the workshop.
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 An outstanding international faculty roster includes: An outstanding international faculty roster includes:
-  * Michael Neale (Academic Director), Lindon Eaves, Hermine Maes, Brad Verhulst. Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. Virginia Commonwealth University, USA+  * Michael Neale (Academic Director), Lindon Eaves, Nathan Gillespie, Hermine Maes, Brad Verhulst. Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
   * Elizabeth Prom-Wormley. Dept. of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA    * Elizabeth Prom-Wormley. Dept. of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA 
   * Ben Neale. Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA    * Ben Neale. Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA 
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