246 search results for “statistics” in the Student website
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Hemmo Smit
Social & Behavioural Sciences
hsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3766
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Peter Grünwald
Faculty of Science
pdg@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gino Bertrand Kpogbezan
Faculty of Science
g.b.kpogbezan@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7109
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Lude Rozema
Social & Behavioural Sciences
l.j.rozema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marta Fiocco
Faculty of Science
m.fiocco@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7144
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Alumni meet students in Psychology Methodology & Statistics
On February 15th 2018 former students in Methodology & Statistics (M&S) of Leiden University share their current and previous professional activities to provide M&S students an insight into their career perspectives.
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Jelle Goeman
Faculteit Geneeskunde
j.j.goeman@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9700
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Mark de Rooij
Social & Behavioural Sciences
rooijm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274102
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Laura Zwep
Faculty of Science
l.b.zwep@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Harold Nefs
Social & Behavioural Sciences
h.t.nefs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3992
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Sarah Plukaard
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.c.plukaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7937
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Frans Rodenburg
Faculty of Science
f.j.rodenburg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Wouter van Loon
Social & Behavioural Sciences
w.s.van.loon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Italian nurse acquitted of murder after statistical analysis
Italian nurse Daniela Poggiali was arrested and convicted of murdering two hospital patients in 2014. Her case attracted the attention of Leiden statistician Richard Gill. After his investigation, together with an Italian colleague, Poggiali was acquitted last autumn. Together with fellow statisticians,…
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Smarter hypothesis testing with statistics: how e-values can improve scientific research
During his PhD research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-called e-values. These turn out to be more flexible – especially when you want to look at your results midway through the study.
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New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies
PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathematicians don’t like unrealistic assumptions,’ he says. Gomon will defend his PhD thesis on 19 June.
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic
Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight against misleading statistics. Their lesson series can now be found online.
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Jacqueline Meulman
Faculty of Science
j.j.meulman@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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KiKa grant for mathematician: how statistics helps fight bone cancer
Using mathematics to help children with bone cancer. It sounds a little strange, but for statistician Marta Fiocco, it's just her job. She gets a substantial grant from KiKa for it. With that money, she is going to study the effect of chemotherapy adjustments.
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Eiko Fried
Social & Behavioural Sciences
e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Richard Gill
Faculty of Science
gill@math.leidenuniv.nl |
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Xaver Funk
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.x.funk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anja van der Voort
Social & Behavioural Sciences
avoort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4036
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Goodbye SPSS, hallo R: ‘Now we can help students who like statistics to excel’
After the summer, the SPSS statistics programme will be replaced by the new ‘R’ software for first year students. Hemmo Smit and Sjoerd Huisman, both lecturers in Methodology and Statistics, initiated this major change in the curriculum. That did not happen overnight.
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Kees Verduin
Social & Behavioural Sciences
c.j.verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rob Tijdeman
Faculty of Science
tijdeman@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274831
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Max van Haastrecht
Faculty of Science
m.a.n.van.haastrecht@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Statistical literacy: ‘It’s about how we teach, not what we can teach’
Assistant Professor Lucie Zicha at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague is on a mission to bring statistical literacy to all undergraduate students.
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‘I use a statistical analysis to estimate my travel time by bike’
Why use Google Maps when you can also calculate your bike route based on your own data. Statistician and cyclist Alexander Dürre sees statistics in everything around him. He analyses data of soccer games and calculates the possible winners of cycling races. ‘When I have too much time, I apply statistics…
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Moons appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden University
As of 1 April 2025, Professor E.A.L.M.G (Elke) Moons has been appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden University’s Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden Law School.
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These tips (might) help you win the EC football pool
Are you keen to beat your friends or colleagues and win the European Championship football pool? Statistician Marjolein Fokkema has some tips that might increase your chances.
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Sanne Willems
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.j.w.willems@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Henk Kelderman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
h.kelderman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Daan Zunnenberg
Faculty of Science
d.w.zunnenberg@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…
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Graduation Ceremony Statistics & Data Science
Graduation Ceremony
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Pieter Kroonenberg
Social & Behavioural Sciences
p.m.kroonenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marjolein Fokkema
Social & Behavioural Sciences
m.fokkema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7996
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Tom Wilderjans
Social & Behavioural Sciences
t.f.wilderjans@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6058
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Dirk van der Hoeven
Faculty of Science
d.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7146
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Teaching Statistical Reasoning Through Quantitative Replication
Workshop
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Methodology & Statistics Alumni meet students in Psychology
Alumni event, Career
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Alumni Career Event Methodology and Statistics Psychology
Alumni event
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Statistics and Data Science Graduation Ceremony
Afstudeerceremonie
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Graduation Ceremony MSc Statistics & Data Science
Afstudeerceremonie
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Vincent Croft-
Faculty of Science
v.a.croft@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elise Dusseldorp
Social & Behavioural Sciences
elise.dusseldorp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8046
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Maarten Kampert
Luris
m.m.d.kampert@luris.nl | 071 5272727
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Master Thesis Lab
The Master Thesis Lab (MTL) of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is open to students working on their Master thesis in any of the Institutes in our Faculty, providing both soft services and work tools. You are welcome, when all is going smoothly, when you experience a patch of storm, or…