The JASP Blog

Last week the JASP team received an Email that made our day [after we confirmed it wasn’t spam :-)]. The Email informed us that JASP has been added to Softpedia’s database of software programs for Windows. Written by one of the Softpedia editors, the detailed and positive review features a description text, screenshots, download links, and technical details. You can…

This Friday, the 19th of January, I will defend my PhD thesis titled “Bayes Factors for Research Workers” at the University of Amsterdam. You can download the dissertation from: the UvA repository, or my personal website The cover is illustrated by Viktor Beekman and depicts Harold Jeffreys leading the empirical sciences forward. The title is a reference to both Ronald…

JASP 0.8.5 is now available on our download page. This version provides a relatively modest update: More functionality for the network module Simple main effects for ANOVA Replacement of p-value-based stepwise logistic regression with AIC-based variable selection Improvements for the ODS importer Fixes for several issues kindly pointed out to us on the JASP GitHub page Waiting in the wings…

The most recent release of JASP (0.8.4) contains several new features, one of which is the network module. This module makes it possible to perform extensive network analyses on your data and produce informative plots and tables. Today, we uploaded an introductory video to our YouTube channel that explains how to perform a network analysis in JASP. To follow along…

Shave 100 euros off the total price for the JASP and cognitive modeling workshops with our combi-ticket. Register here to choose the combi-ticket option. If you already registered for one of the workshops and want to use the combi-ticket, contact us at info@jasp-stats.org. Register Now Prices: Combi-Ticket Early birds (completed registration before April 15th, 2018): (PhD-)student: 550 euro Faculty: 750…

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the annual Amsterdam workshop on probabilistic modelling for cognitive science. The eighth installment of this workshop takes place August 20-24, 2018. Program In this workshop, plenary lectures provide the theoretical background of Bayesian statistics, and practical computer exercises teach participants how to use the popular JAGS and WinBUGS programs…

The JASP Team is excited to announce that registration for our annual two-day Amsterdam workshop is now open. The fourth installment of this workshop takes place on August 27-28, 2018. Program In this two-day workshop, plenary lectures provide the theoretical background of Bayesian statistics and Bayesian hypothesis testing; in addition, practical exercises demonstrate how the JASP program is applied to…

Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Appalachian enrolls about 18,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. It is one of 16 universities in the University of North Carolina system. The Communication Department at Appalachian State is using JASP in its COM 3928 introductory research methods…

The JASP team is happy to announce version 0.8.4. Here’s a select list of new features: A meta-analysis module; A network analysis module; Improved module layout; Stepwise methods for logistic regression; Effect size measures for post-hoc analyses in ANOVA/ANCOVA. In our next post we will take a closer look at the new functionality. For now, enjoy the new version! Like…

We are happy to report that JASP 0.8.3 is now ready for download. Some of the new features have already been discussed in our previous post. Specifically, JASP 0.8.3 now includes logistic regression, hierarchical regression (i.e., the stepwise addition of predictors), a progress bar, and much more. Improvements in 0.8.3 Added logistic regression Added hierarchical regression Added progress bar to…