Summer School Courses in Methods and Statistics (2026, Utrecht University) - VVSOR - VVSOR

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Summer School Courses in Methods and Statistics (2026, Utrecht University)

The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) warmly invites you to participate in our upcoming Summer School. Our introductory and applied courses in R, Python, and/or JASP offer the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge in a supportive, interactive environment guided by our expert instructors.

 

Overview of the M&S Summer School programme:

  • Bayes & Hypothesis evaluation/model selection
    • Beyond null-hypothesis testing (runs in April)
  • SEM model
    • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using lavaan (e-learning, runs for 4 weeks in March)
    • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using Mplus
    • Advanced longitudinal modeling in Mplus
  • Longitudinal
    • Modeling the dynamics of intensive longitudinal data (e-learning, runs for 10 weeks)
  • R
    • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using lavaan (e-learning, runs for 4 weeks in March)
    • Data Science: Statistical programming with R
    • Data Science: Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Analysis in R
  • Python
    • Data Science: Programming with Python
  • Text mining
    • Data Science: Applied Text Mining and NLP
  • Survey
    • Survey Research: Design, implementation, and data processing
    • Survey Research: Statistical Analysis and Estimation
  • Multilevel analysis
    • Introduction to multilevel analysis (3 days)
    • Advanced multilevel analysis (3 days)
  • Qualitative research
    • An introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
  • Data Science
    • Data Science: Programming with Python
    • Data Science: Statistical programming with R
    • Data Science: Network Science
    • Data Science: Applied Text Mining and NLP
    • Data Science: Solving missing data problems in R
    • Data Science: Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Analysis in R
  • Other Topics
    • Applied Multivariate Analysis (two weeks)

 

Full course details and registration information can be found on the website (https://utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/by_tag/M%26S).