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School of Psychology and Psychotherapy

Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics: The Foundation for a Holistic Psychology

The Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology is responsible for the statistical and methodological foundations relevant to psychology in research and teaching within the School of Psychology and Psychotherapy at Witten/Herdecke University.

In addition to the main research specialisations described below, another key aspect of the Chair’s work is the provision of a support service for the methodological guidance of research projects within the School of Psychology and Psychotherapy at Witten/Herdecke University.

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Thomas Ostermann

Chair holder

Faculty of Health (School of Psychology and Psychotherapy)  |  Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology

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Faculty of Health (School of Psychology and Psychotherapy)  |  Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: E 79

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Research

One of the research specialisations of the Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology is the evaluation of creative therapeutic approaches (art therapies). Music therapy in particular, but also drawing-based approaches, form a key focus here.

Another key research specialisation focuses on the health care economics aspects of health care research. Closely linked to this is the mathematical modelling of disease processes using stochastic process models, such as Markov processes.

In clinical research, a key methodological focus lies in the development and application of statistical methods for detecting regression-to-the-mean and placebo effects, as well as in the use of subjective probabilities and effect sizes expressed in common language (common language effect size).

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Teaching

The Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology is responsible for the ‘Statistics’ (PBM2) and ‘Psychological Research Methodology’ (PBM3) modules, as well as the ‘Subject Hours’ (PBV) component, within the Bachelor’s degree programme in Psychology. This includes the following courses:

  • Fundamentals of Statistics (Lecture: 2 SWS / 3 ECTS)
  • Inferential Statistics (Lecture: 4 SWS / 4 ECTS)
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation 1 (seminar: 1 SWS / 1 ECTS)
  • Statistical Exercises 1 (tutor-led exercises: 2 SWS / 2 ECTS)
  • Statistical Exercises 2 (tutor-led exercises: 2 SWS / 2 ECTS)
  • Research Design, Analysis and Data Interpretation (Lecture: 2 SWS / 2 ECTS)
  • Advanced Psychological Research Methodology (project seminar: 2 SWS / 3 ECTS).


In the Master’s programme, the Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology contributes a lecture to the module ‘Research Methods in Clinical Psychology II’.

Team at the Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology