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Jorge N. Tendeiro

Assistant Professor

University of Groningen

Biography

Jorge N. Tendeiro is an assistant professor at the department of Psychometrics and Statistics, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research interests include item response theory in general and person fit analysis in particular. He is also interested in the Bayesian statistical framework.

Interests

  • Item Response Theory
  • Person Fit Analysis
  • Bayesian Statistics

Education

  • PhD in Statistics, 2010

    University of Groningen

  • MSc in Applied Statistics, 2005

    University of Porto

  • BSc in Mathematics, 2001

    University of Porto

Featured Publications

Mathematical evidence for the adequacy of Bayesian optional stopping

The practice of sequentially testing a null hypothesis as data are collected until the null hypothesis is rejected is known as optional …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Henk A. L. Kiers, Don van Ravenzwaaij
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A review of issues about null hypothesis Bayesian testing

Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) has been under scrutiny for decades. The literature shows overwhelming evidence of a large …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Henk A. L. Kiers
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GGUM: An R package for fitting the generalized graded unfolding model

In this article, the newly created GGUM R package is presented. This package finally brings the generalized graded unfolding model …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Sebastian Castro-Alvarez
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PerFit: An R package for person-fit analysis in IRT

Checking the validity of test scores is important in both educational and psychological measurement. Person-fit analysis provides …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Rob R. Meijer, A. Susan M. Niessen
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First and second-order derivatives for CP and INDSCAL

In this paper we provide the means to analyse the second-order differential structure of optimization functions concerning …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Mohammed Bennani Dosse, Jos M. F. Ten Berge
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Recent Publications

Improving the measurement of functional somatic symptoms with Item Response Theory

More than 40 questionnaires are currently available to assess Functional Somatic Symptoms (FSS). Differences among them, as well as …
Angélica Acevedo-Mesa, Jorge N. Tendeiro, Annelieke Roest, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Rei Monden
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Mathematical evidence for the adequacy of Bayesian optional stopping

The practice of sequentially testing a null hypothesis as data are collected until the null hypothesis is rejected is known as optional …
Jorge N. Tendeiro, Henk A. L. Kiers, Don van Ravenzwaaij
Code Preprint

On the practical consequences of misfit in Mokken scaling

Mokken scale analysis is a popular method to evaluate the psychometric quality of clinical and personality questionnaires and their …
Daniela R. Crisan, Jorge N. Tendeiro, Rob R. Meijer
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Talks & Workshops

Introduction to survival analysis

In this one-hour presentation I aim at offering a gentle introduction to survival analysis. I present introductory material which is …
Wed, May 20, 2020 14:00 — 15:00 University of Groningen
Jorge N. Tendeiro
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Bayesian statistics as a therapy for frequentist problems

This workshop will highlight problems with classical inference tools ($p$-values, CIs) and provide a motivation to use Bayesian …
Thu, Nov 14, 2019 13:00 — 14:30 University Medical Center Groningen
Jorge N. Tendeiro
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My current views over the Bayes factor

Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) has been under scrutiny for decades. The literature shows overwhelming evidence of a large …
Tue, Aug 20, 2019 15:00 — 16:30 University of Tokyo
Jorge N. Tendeiro
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Contact

  • +31 50 36 36953
  • Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen, 9712 TS
  • Enter Heymans building and take the stairs to office 0206 on floor 2
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