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20 februari 2021

Quantitative Methods and Statistics

This is an introductory textbook on Quantitative Methods and Statistics, developed and used at Utrecht University (Linguistics) for the humanities. This book offers an overview of and introduction into the most important quantitative methods and statistical techniques used in the humanities. The book provides a solid methodological foundation for quantitative research, and it introduces the most commonly used statistical techniques to describe data and to test hypotheses. This will also enable the reader to critically evaluate such quantitative research. This textbook is being used as a basic textbook in introductory courses in quantitative methods and statistics at Utrecht University. The book is also highly suitable for self-study at a basic level, for everybody who wishes to learn more about quantitative methods and statistics. The main text has been kept free of mathematical derivations and formulas. The explanations are rather conceptual, and rich in examples. Where necessary derivations and formulas are presented in separate sections. This book also contains instructions on how to “do” the statistical analyses and visualisations, using the three statistical packages SPSS, JASP, and R. These instructions too are in separate sections.

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Hugo Quené, Huub van den Bergh

19 oktober 2021

Sustainability And Quantitative Analysis

Introduces methods and techniques to measure if a biomass supply chain is actually sustainable

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edumedia@wur.nl

6 juni 2025

How To Write A Quantitative Research Paper

So, you need to write a ‘quantitative’ research paper, and you want to know: what is the correct way of writing such a paper? The answer is, unfortunately: it depends … For one, there is no universally accepted, ‘correct’ way of writing any paper in the social sciences in general. Moreover, even just within the so-called ‘quantitative’ research tradition specifically, there exist different viewpoints on what makes for a good research paper. To muddy things up even further, how to write a paper will also depend on the specific research question(s) that it addresses. Hence, even the same scientist might opt for varying approaches in different papers. Having said that, it is possible to identify some common rules and practices that are often followed, as well as a number of practices that should generally be avoided. Based on these common rules and practices, this document is meant to help you on your way with writing a ‘quantitative’ research paper by offering a number of tips, tricks and rules-of-thumb. None of these rules and practices are set in stone, and you (or your teacher/supervisor) may have excellent arguments to deviate from them. However, in general, following them will greatly increase the quality of your paper.

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Alex Lehr, Roderick Sluiter

8 april 2026

Legal Network Analysis

How can complex legal systems, filled with interconnected cases, statutes, and actors, be understood through data? Legal Network Analysis offers law students and researchers a practical guide to mapping and interpreting relationships in legal data using the tools of network science. Building on the foundations of graph theory, this open textbook shows how relationships between cases, statutes, or states can reveal underlying structures in law that traditional methods often overlook. Whether analysing citation networks, treaties among nations, or the diffusion of legal norms, readers learn to translate legal questions into visual and quantitative insights. Developed by the Law and Tech Lab at Maastricht University, this resource combines conceptual clarity with applied learning. Each chapter blends concise explanations with interactive Jupyter notebooks, allowing readers to reproduce, modify, and experiment with examples in real time. Appendices include step-by-step guidance for data preparation, visualisation, and software setup; making the book equally accessible for newcomers and advanced students. Designed to support the Network Analysis course at Maastricht University, this textbook is also a valuable standalone introduction for anyone exploring the data-driven dimensions of law and policy.

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Gustavo Arosemena, Gijs van Dijck, Roland Moerland

19 oktober 2021

Fundamentals for conducting quantitative microbial risk assessment

Explain the main approaches for conducting microbial risk assessment

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edumedia@wur.nl

2022

Mathematics for Biomedical Physics

Mathematics for Biomedical Physics is an open access peer-reviewed textbook geared to introduce several mathematical topics at the rudimentary level so that students can appreciate the applications of mathematics to the interdisciplinary field of biomedical physics. Most of the topics are presented in their simplest but rigorous form so that students can easily understand the advanced form of these topics when the need arises. Several end-of-chapter problems and chapter examples relate the applications of mathematics to biomedical physics. After mastering the topics of this book, students would be ready to embark on quantitative thinking in various topics of biology and medicine. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Differential Calculus Chapter 2: Integral Calculus Chapter 3: Infinite Series Interlude Chapter 4: Fourier Series Chapter 5: Complex Variables Chapter 6: Determinants Chapter 7: Matrices Chapter 8: Vector Analysis Chapter 9: Curvilinear Coordinates and Multiple Integrals Chapter 10: Vector Calculus Chapter 11: First Order Differential Equations Chapter 12: Diffusion Equation Chapter 13: Probability Distribution Functions Appendix A: Limiting Value of Sinθ/θ as θ->0 Appendix B: Appendix C: Appendix D: Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve

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Jogindra M. Wadehra

15 oktober 2024

The Delft Method for System Dynamics - Book

The Delft Method for System Dynamics is a proven method of learning basic System Dynamics (SD). The method focusses on learning by doing: first you try to make an exercise, and if you do not understand something or do not know something, then you can look it up in the theory part of the book. The book contains theory exercises on topics like causal loop diagramming, delays, and how to motivate why SD is appropriate. The book also contains modelling exercises that show students how to build low to medium complexity models, and how to use these quantitative models for scenario or policy analysis. The theory chapters cover all phases of the modelling cycle: problem articulation, conceptualisation, formulation, evaluation (including validation and scenario analysis), and policy analysis. This book is intended for students and educators in large or small System Dynamics courses, and for motivated students that want to learn SD in their own pace.

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Willem Auping, Floortje d’Hont, Merla Kubli, Patrick Steinmann, Jill Slinger, Floris van der Heijde, Erik Pruyt, Els van Daalen, Wil Thissen

2 november 2023

Leiden University - Physics Experiments 3

This is an open inquiry physics lab course. Students are tasked with conceiving, designing, carrying out and reporting on their own scientific experiment. The course gives significant process guidance. Target audience: The course is given at Leiden University to physics and astronomy bachelor's students, usually in their second year of a three year bachelor's. Duration / Study load: 2 ECTS course, equivalent to ~56 total hours of student work, spread across writing a proposal (~10 hours of student work), actual work on the experiment in the lab (24 hours), and writing an article on the work (~10 hours of student work). Over-arching learning goals: (see also the Learning Objectives subpage for specific, assessable list) Students will learn how to independently conduct scientific research (from generating the first idea until presenting and reporting the final results). This collection of the Physics Experiments 3 course information documents gives a description and an overview of how the course is structured and implemented, including the following sub pages: course description (including pre-requisites, learning activities, teaching roles, grouping of students, learning environment) learning objectives assignment (including a way to inspire the students, project requirements, and info on good physics research questions_ course schedule rubrics course facilities students van use our safety measures

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Paul Logman

2 november 2023

LU - PE3 - Course description

This file contains the general info on the course including prerequisites, grouping and teaching roles, the learning environment, and the way in which the final grade is calculated.

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Paul Logman

2 november 2023

LU - PE3 - Safety

Because students can choose almost any project they want safety may become an issue. Here you may find some materials on how we handle the risks accompanying that.

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Paul Logman