Better methods and analyses in the social sciences

Methodology and Statistics Programme

In the Methodology and Statistics research programme we carry out research into data analysis and collection for social and behavioural science. This includes fundamental research into methodology and statistics as well as developing new techniques. We also perform more applied research with and for the researchers in the Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences and beyond.

There are four research lines:

missing data
What can you do in the event of missing data?

Analysing incomplete data is complicated and time-consuming and can lead to erroneous conclusions. 

Our contribution to a solution
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Reliable psychological research into change

The assessment of intra-individual change is an important topic in various fields of psychology.

How can we assess change?
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Cooperation with other universities

Methodology & Statistics is part of the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS)

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Panel study drop-out

We are researching why people drop out of panel studies

How to prevent this?
Victim support by volunteers, does it work?

Volunteers can provide easily accessible help to their fellow citizens. But what is the scientific basis for this?

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Using prior information to compare dissimilar groups

If the sample size is small, Bayesian statistics can provide a solution

Bayesian statistics

Events

E.g., 04/24/2018
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May
3 May 2018 11:30 - 12:30
Circular data and user-friendly tools to analyse them by Irene Klugkist
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Jun
14 June 2018 11:30 - 12:30
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling by Ellen Hamaker
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Jun
20 June 2018 11:30 - 12:30
Hypothesis Evaluation Using the Bayes Factor by Herbert Hoijtink
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