Author: Rens van de Schoot

Researchers often have difficulties collecting enough data to obtain statistical power: when target groups are small, hard to access, or measuring the participants requires prohibitive costs. Such obstacles to collecting data usually lead to a limited data set. Researchers can...

Het nieuwe academische jaar staat weer op het punt van beginnen. Wat kun je dit jaar verwachten op mijn site? Allerlei filmpjes! De afgelopen weken zijn we druk bezig geweest om een hele serie filmpjes en animaties op te nemen...

During the ECDP conference the animation “My adventures among the scientists – By Sir prof.dr. Jeffrey Mosquite, esq, PhD.” will be showed in the Living Room of Science. For a sneak preview see the video below. Tickets for non-conference participants...

During the ECDP-conference next week we organize a “Living Room of Science”-event to encourage interactions among scholars and henceforth stimulate the formation of informed opinions on conducting ethical research. If you are interested in attending the living room but not the...

New at Utrecht University: inflatable chairs. A solution to the issue of limited office space? Or something else.. Follow #LofS to find out

A steady accumulation of knowledge requires approaches which allow researchers to consider results from comparable prior research. Bayesian statistics is especially relevant for establishing a cumulative scientific discipline ...

No, I am not in great pain 🙂 It is has to do with several videos we are recording… But, the details have to wait till after my holidays. So, people… enjoy the summer and see you again mid-August!

Increasing physical activity level is a generally effective intervention goal for patients who suffer from chronic cancer-related fatigue (CCRF). However, patients are unlikely to benefit equally from these interventions,

This Friday, the 8th edition of the Mplus Users Meeting will take place on the topic of Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling (DSEM). During the meeting, I will interview Bengt Muthén, Tihomir Asparouhov and Ellen Hamaker about Mplus v8 and DSEM. What...

During the European Conference on Developmental Psychology I organize a “Living Room of Science” to encourage interactions among scholars and henceforth stimulate the formation of informed opinions on conducting ethical studies. I invited several experts to share their experiences. Those...

Herken je dat gevoel van op vakantie zijn, maar in je hoofd toch nog met je werk bezig te zijn? Pas geleden had ik een vakantie gepland en ik wilde deze keer eens niet met mijn werk bezig zijn. Samen...

This week our advanced Mplus Summerschool started with 80 happy participants from all over the world. Most of the participants already successfully used Mplus, but some didn’t. Software used by the participants: