I’m a HUGE fan of Structural Equation Modeling. Heck, I’ve even begun teaching short SEM workshops. (seriously, if you want, email me and we’ll talk). For those of you unfamiliar with the technique, it’s awesome for three main reasons. It’s a method of teasing apart direct and indirect interactions in your data. It allows you

Zero Inflated Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R.
Zuur, Saveliev, Ieno (2012).