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What took them so long? Explaining PhD delays among doctoral candidates
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
A delay in PhD completion, while likely undesirable for PhD candidates, can also be detrimental to universities if and when
PhD delay leads to attrition/termination. Termination of the PhD trajectory can lead to individual ...
Guilt in Bereavement: The Role of Self-Blame and Regret in Coping with Loss
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Despite the apparent centrality of guilt in complicating reactions following bereavement, scientific investigation has been limited. Establishing the impact of specific components associated with guilt could enhance ...
A systematic review of Bayesian articles in psychology: the Last 25 Years
(American Psychological Association, 2017)
Although the statistical tools most often used by researchers in the field of psychology over the last 25 years are based on frequentist statistics, it is often claimed that the alternative Bayesian approach to statistics ...
Effectiveness of two web-based interventions for chronic cancer-related fatigue compared to an active control condition: results of the "Fitter na kanker" randomized controlled trial
(JMIR Publications, 2017)
Background: Approximately one third of all patients who have been successfully treated for cancer suffer from chronic cancer-related fatigue (CCRF). Effective and easily accessible interventions are needed for these patients. ...
Proposal for a Five-Step method to elicit expert judgment
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
Elicitation is a commonly used tool to extract viable information from experts. The information that is held by the expert is extracted and a probabilistic representation of this knowledge is constructed. A promising avenue ...
Application and evaluation of an expert judgment elicitation procedure for correlations
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
The purpose of the current study was to apply and evaluate a procedure to elicit expert judgments about correlations, and to update this information with empirical data. The result is a face-to-face group elicitation ...
The stability of problem behavior across the preschool years: an empirical approach in the general population
(Springer, 2016)
This study examined the stability of internalizing and externalizing problems from age 1.5 to 6 years, while taking into account developmental changes in the presentation of problems. The study comprised a population-based ...
Constrained statistical inference:sample–size tables for ANOVA and regression
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
Researchers in the social and behavioural sciences often have clear expectations about the order/direction of the parameters in their statistical model. For example, a researcher might expect that regression coefficient ...
Direct aggression and generalized anxiety in adolescence: heterogeneity in development and intra-individual change
(Springer, 2016)
Co-occurrence of aggression and anxiety might change during adolescence, or stay stable. We studied change and stability of four types of co-occurrence regarding direct aggression and anxiety in adolescence: an anxious and ...
Analyzing small data sets using Bayesian estimation the case of posttraumatic stress symptoms following mechanical ventilation in burn survivors
(Co–action Publishing, 2015)
Background: The analysis of small data sets in longitudinal studies can lead to power issues and often suffers from biased parameter values. These issues can be solved by using Bayesian estimation in conjunction with ...