558 search results for “mathematical and statistical modelling” in the Staff website
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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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Hemmo Smit
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
hsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3766
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Michael Giffin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.r.g.giffin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Lude Rozema
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.j.rozema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michael Keane
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mkeane@wesleyan.edu | +31 71 527 2727
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Evgeny Verbitskiy
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evgeny@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7120
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Luca Avena
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l.avena@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Charlene Kalle
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kallecccj@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1590
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Floske Spieksma
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spieksma@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7128
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Marcel de Jeu
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mdejeu@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7118
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Onno van Gaans
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vangaans@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7122
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Marc Spijker
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spijker@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arjen Doelman
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doelman@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7123
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Hermen Jan Hupkes
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hhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5587
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Frank den Hollander
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denholla@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martina Chirilus-Bruckner
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m.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4837
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Mark de Rooij appointed SAIlS Professor
As of April 2022, Mark de Rooij has been appointed SAILS Professor AI and Data Theory at the Institute of Psychology. This position will enable him to contribute to the goal of the interdisciplinary programme: to build on and expand the current expertise on AI within Leiden University, working from…
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Frans Rodenburg
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f.j.rodenburg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Harold Nefs
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.t.nefs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3992
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Sarah Plukaard
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.c.plukaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7937
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Wouter van Loon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.s.van.loon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstanding thesis, with great attention to detail. The Mathematics and Physics student worked on a mathematical description of monopoles: hypothetical particles…
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Léo Ducas appointed professor of Mathematical Cryptology
In cryptography, the sky is the limit according to the new professor Mathematical Cryptology Léo Ducas. He already designed several cryptosystems as part of his research at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), some of which might soon be adopted as new international standards. Since December,…
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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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Emma Brakkee
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e.l.brakkee@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ronald Cramer
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cramer@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martin Bright
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m.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7132
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M Bhargava
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m.bhargava@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marco Streng
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streng@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7093
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Peter Bruin
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p.j.bruin@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7142
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Rusydi Makarim
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r.h.makarim@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hendrik Lenstra
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hwl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7127
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David Holmes
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holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7133
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Bart de Smit
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b.de.smit@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Robin de Jong
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rdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4829
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Ronald van Luijk
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rvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7147
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Jan-Hendrik Evertse
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evertse@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7148
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Mathematics across borders: Peter Stevenhagen in Pakistan
Peter Stevenhagen delivered daily lectures at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering in Lahore, in collaboration with ICTP, a well-known UNESCO institute in Trieste. The aim is to enhance it he knowledge of students from low- and middle-income countries. ‘By teaching here, I can truly…
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe'
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his first this year: in fact, this July Vonk also received a Vidi from NWO. Four questions to the scientist who got two grants this year.
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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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Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman received an honorary membership during the annual meeting of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVSOR). This makes her the eleventh honorary member of the society.
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José Mogollón
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j.m.mogollon@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7166
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Dietsje Jolles
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Xaver Funk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.x.funk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Max van Haastrecht
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m.a.n.van.haastrecht@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Eiko Fried
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer
How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathematical theorem into computer language. ‘This allows a computer to understand the theorem and check whether the proof behind it is entirely correct.’ The…
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Gianne Derks new Scientific Director of the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 May Gianne Derks is the new Scientific Director of the Mathematics Institute. Derks succeeds Hermen Jan Hupkes who temporarily assumed the role. Derks has been appointed for a period of four years.
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Michel Mandjes appointed professor at the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 September, Michel Mandjes has been appointed full professor of Probability and Operations Research at the Mathematical Institute. He succeeds Frank den Hollander, who will retire on 1 October. ‘The combination of deep thinking on your own combined with working towards solutions together with…