Methodology and Statistics focuses on the development, evaluation and application of statistical models for the analysis of psychological research data.

The curriculum of the one-year Master’s specialisation in Methodology and Statistics in Psychology focuses both on in-depth study of theory and on the acquisition of professional and research skills.

The Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Methodology and Statistics and researchers in the field of Methodology and/or Statistics of the other Institutes provides training for PhD candidates and other researchers.

The Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Methodology and Statistics and researchers in the field of Methodology and/or Statistics of the other Institutes provides training for PhD candidates and other researchers.

The programme group Research Methods and Statistics has a wide expertise in research methodology. The group offers methodological support in many projects in the field of education and child studies, and develops its own methodological research projects based on questions arising from this field.

The Leiden University Center for Statistical Science unites the statisticians teaching and researching at Leiden University.

Contact details secretariat section Methodology & Statistics.

The M&S unit has three central themes of research:

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A master's degree in Psychology at Leiden University combines theoretical knowledge with academic and professional skills, making you an attractive candidate for many employers.

You may contact LUXs through any of its members or secretariats of its participating institutes. You may also reach the steering group through its chair or secretariat.

Are you interested in studying the Methodology & Statistics in Psychology master's programme at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide in the application and admission section.

The master's specialisation Methodology and Statistics in Psychology consists of three main parts: the mandatory and elective courses, a thesis and an internship.

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Do you want to know more about the master's specialisation Methodology and Statistics in Psychology and what it's like to study in Leiden? Leiden University offers several information activities to help you choose a master's programme.

The master's specialisation Methodology and Statistics in Psychology includes courses, a thesis and an internship. Teaching takes place in the form of seminars and small-group lectures and practicals, and is assessed primarily by written coursework and reports of empirical projects carried out individually…

Promotor: P.D. Grünwald

The group develops and teaches the large majority of methodological courses in all phases of the program Education and Child Studies. This program rests on a strong empirical-analytical tradition. This means that research methodology and statistics, linked with educational research questions, have a…

The research programme Statistical Science is concerned with the analysis and interpretation of masses of data, the quantification of uncertainty using probability models, and the development and benchmarking of algorithms and methods with these aims.

The staff members of the Methodology & Statistics unit are members of various boards and committees.

Recognition for an unprecedented career of more than forty years: Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman of the Mathematical Institute receives the Career Award of the Psychometric Society. ‘A fantastic surprise.’

On February 15th 2018 former students in Methodology & Statistics (M&S) of Leiden University will share their current and previous professional activities to provide M&S students an insight into their career perspectives.

Methodology & Statistics offers bachelor's courses and a master's specialisation.

In the master’s specialisation Statistical Science at Leiden University students will gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of statistical models, including their application and interpretation in a broad range of empirical research.

With a master’s degree in Science in Statistical Sciences job perspectives are great: statisticians are highly sought after in various industries such as academia, marketing, banking, government, official statistics, healthcare, bioinformatics and more.

With a master’s degree in Science in Statistical Sciences job perspectives are great: statisticians are highly sought after in various industries such as academia, marketing, banking, government, official statistics, healthcare, bioinformatics and more.

Promotores: J.C. van Houwelingen, S.A. van de Geer

With a Master of Science in Statistical Sciences you have good job perspectives: statisticians are highly sought after in various industries such as marketing, banking, government, sports retail and healthcare.

Social science research helps us understand human behaviour and social structures. These are determined by various factors, which makes the research complex and increases the likelihood of drawing the wrong conclusions. The choice of research method and analysis is therefore extremely important. It…

In order to deepen your knowledge of psychology, Leiden University encourages you to continue your studies with a master programme.

Would you like to create an extra challenge for yourself? Leiden University gives you plenty of room to do so.

It sounds credible: ‘Research has shown that…’, but is it really? Read in the research dossier ‘From data to insight: the importance of sound research methods’ how Leiden University contributes to more reliable social science research.

Peter Grunwald

Medicine/LUMC, Science

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NWO honoured Leiden psychologist Jeffrey Durieux with a Research Talent Grant for early dementia detection by identifying differences in resting-state networks.

Welcome to StatiCS: the Statistical Consultation Service. The goal of the service is to provide statistical support to PhD candidates and other researchers.

The group Statistical Science is responsible for research and teaching in statistics and data science.

The master’s programme in Psychology focuses both on in-depth study of theory and on the acquisition of professional and research skills. The distinctive feature of the Leiden master’s programme is that the teaching is not restricted to only the functioning of psychological processes; these processes…

Science, Mathematical Institute (MI)

The master’s programme Statistics & Data Science provides students with a thorough introduction to the general philosophy and methodology of statistical modelling and data analysis. The programme has two specialisations: Data Science and Statistical Science.

PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research, leading to a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

Developing and investigating statistical methods for complex data and models

When psychologists repeated a hundred studies in 2015, their results differed in two-thirds of the studies. ‘Research into research is not a luxury but a necessity,’ says Professor of Methodology and Statistics of Psychological Research Mark de Rooij. ‘My aim is to improve psychological research, to think…

The Data Science for Statistical Science master’s specialisation at Leiden University gives you a better understanding of statistical models, especially in relation to Data Science, including their application and interpretation in a broad range of empirical research.

Promotor: R.D. Gill, F. Taroni

How does the cluster bootstrap procedure in combination with various types of linear models perform in the analysis of longitudinal data, compared to other methods.