University of Amsterdam - Quantitative Methods 

Undecided? See why you should join!

Welcome to quantitative methods!

Hi there!

How to navigate this course

How to contribute

General info - What will I learn in this course?

Course format - How is this course structured?

Requirements - What resources do I need?

Grading - How do I pass this course?

Contact - How do I stay informed?

Team - Who created this course?

1.01 Non-scientific Methods

1.02 Scientific Method

1.03 Scientific Claims

1.04 Classical Period

1.05 Enlightenment

1.06 Modern Science

1.07 Epistemology

1.08 Ontology

1.09 Approaches

1.10 Goals

Origins - Interview - Gerben Moerman (Part 1 of 4)

Origins - Interview - Gerben Moerman (Part 2 of 4)

Origins - Interview - Gerben Moerman (Part 3 of 4)

Origins - Interview - Gerben Moerman (Part 4 of 4)

What makes knowledge scientific?

What are the essential qualities of a systematic method?

What's the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

Who developed the scientific method and when?

What is your philosophy of science?

Do you prefer your science hard or soft?

Honor Code - Integrity in this course

Transcripts: Origins

About the interview

Origins

2.01 Empirical Cycle

2.02 (Dis)confirmation

2.03 Criteria

2.04 Causality

2.05 Internal Validity Threats: Participants

2.06 Internal Validity Threats: Instruments

2.07 Internal Validity Threats: Artificiality

2.08 Internal Validity Threats: Research setup

2.09 Variables of Interest

2.10 Variables of Disinterest

Scientific Method - Interview - Marjan Bakker (Part 1 of 3)

Scientific Method - Interview - Marjan Bakker (Part 2 of 3)

Scientific Method - Interview - Marjan Bakker (Part 3 of 3)

What would be your 'recipe' for the scientific method?

What will it take for you to accept a hypothesis?

What do you look for in a good research study?

How do you identify what caused an effect?

What makes a causal explanation less likely?

What different relations and roles can variables have?

Transcripts: Scientific Method

About the interview

Informed Consent Form

Scientific Method

3.01 True Experiments

3.02 Factorial Designs

3.03 Repeated Measures

3.04 Manipulation

3.05 Lab vs. Field

3.06 Randomization

3.07 Experimental Designs

3.08 Matching

3.09 Quasi-Experimental Designs

3.10 Correlational Designs

3.11 Other Designs

Research Designs - Interview - Maarten Bos (Part 1 of 4)

Research Designs - Interview - Maarten Bos (Part 2 of 4)

Research Designs - Interview - Maarten Bos (Part 3 of 4)

Research Designs - Interview - Maarten Bos (Part 4 of 4)

What are the essential features of a true experiment?

What are other ways of comparing?

How do manipulation and control work (in the lab vs the field)?

What experimental designs can you think of?

What if you cannot assign randomly?

What if you can't manipulate either?

Transcripts: Research Designs

About the interview

Research Designs

4.01 Operationalization

4.02 Measurement Structure

4.03 Measurement Levels

4.04 Variable Types

4.05 Measurement Validity

4.06 Measurement Reliability

4.07 Survey, Questionnaire, Test

4.08 Scales and Response Options

4.09 Response and Rater Bias

4.10 Other Measurement Types

Measurement - Interview - Andries van der Ark (Part 1 of 4)

Measurement - Interview - Andries van der Ark (Part 2 of 4)

Measurement - Interview - Andries van der Ark (Part 3 of 4)

Measurement - Interview - Andries van der Ark (Part 4 of 4)

How do you measure something?

What is measurement exactly?

How do you know whether you have used the right instrument?

How are measures constructed and what are their features?

Transcripts: Measurement

About the interview

Measurement

5.01 External Validity Threats

5.02 Sampling Concepts

5.03 Probability Sampling

5.04 Probability Sampling - Simple

5.05 Probability Sampling - Complex

5.06 Non-Probability Sampling

5.07 Sampling Error

5.08 Non-Sampling Error

5.09 Sample Size

Sampling - Interview - Armén Hakhverdian (Part 1 of 4)

Sampling - Interview - Armén Hakhverdian (Part 2 of 4)

Sampling - Interview - Armén Hakhverdian (Part 3 of 4)

Sampling - Interview - Armén Hakhverdian (Part 4 of 4)

How are samples used for generalization?

Why would you use probability sampling?

Why would you use non-probability sampling?

To what extent does a sample reflect the population?

How large should your sample be?

Transcripts: Sampling

About the interview

Sampling

6.01 Documentation

6.02 Data Management

6.03 Unethical Studies

6.04 Ethics Towards Participants

6.05 Research Integrity

6.06 Questionable Research Practices

6.07 Peer Review Process

6.08 Dissemination Problems

6.extra Milgram's Obedience Study (see OPTIONAL assignment)

Interview - Practice, Ethics & Integrity - Jelte Wicherts (Part 1 of 4)

Interview - Practice, Ethics & Integrity - Jelte Wicherts (Part 2 of 4)

Interview - Practice, Ethics & Integrity - Jelte Wicherts (Part 3 of 4)

Interview - Practice, Ethics & Integrity - Jelte Wicherts (Part 4 of 4)

How would you manage and store your data?

How do we make sure participants are treated ethically?

How do we make sure researchers behave ethically and with integrity?

What about ethics in the publication process?

Transcripts: Practice, Ethics & Integrity

About the interview

Practice, Ethics & Integrity

Screencast Practice Exam 2 - Questions 1-10

Screencast Practice Exam 2 - Questions 11-20

Screencast Practice Exam 2 - Questions 21-30

Transcripts: All modules

Practice Exam 1 - immediate feedback

Practice Exam 2 - feedback in screencasts

Bonus material - presentations on research integrity

Final Exam