This module takes place simultaneously with the data analyses for the research masters’ thesis, which is in blok 4 for most students. This is quite a special course in the sense that it does not consist of lectures or work groups but students are instructed individually. This means that students following the research master program are obliged to bring there own data to the instructors. Then they get advice by which technique they can analyze there data.
The idea is that students get advice not only about traditional techniques, but also about alternative techniques. For instance, data from experiments are most often analyzed by univariate Analysis of Variance, however, a multivariate of Analysis of Variance may be more appropriate. Also other alternatives are quite often possible, like Discriminant Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Multilevel Analysis.
Students are asked to analyze their own data with alternative analyses and to make a report of the results.
Students can get advice for making the assignment at a special help desk. People of this desk are trained in consulting and are specialized in helping with statistical techniques.
Coördinator
Prof. Dr. A. Mooijaart
Room 3B18
Tel.: +31 (0)71 527 3770
E-mail: mooijaart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Doelstelling(en)
During writing their master thesis, students learn to use alternative methods for analyzing their data.
Applying several techniques on the same date set and interpretation of the different results.
Studiemateriaal
Capita Selecta
Toetsing
Graded assignments during course
From January 1, 2006 the Faculty of Social Sciences has instituted the Ephorus system to be used by instructors for the systematic detection of plagiarism in students’ written work. Please see the Additional Rules and Regulations, section 6.
Onderwijsvormen
Individual instruction
Inschrijving
Introduction and enrollment for courses of the first semester will take place August 28th 2008. Introduction and enrollment for courses of the second semester will take place in January 2009. More information will be available at the website of the Department of Psychology.
NB: Exam registration will take place via U-Twist, and will be open between a month and a week before the (re)exam. Students who don’t register, cannot participate in the exam.
Rooster
MPhil: General Courses (pdf)