Prof. Thomas Pollet


This page will feature updates on my work.

A very basic simulation for ELO ratings

For a grant proposal I intend to write, I wanted to play around with a simulation for ELO ratings. If you are somewhat familiar with chess (or sport tournaments), you will know this as a way for quantifying skill. It also is used in the study of animal dominance hierarchies... [Read More]
Tags: Research, R coding, Methods, Simulation

Power analysis for a RI-CLPM

I recently had to review a paper which led me down a rabbit hole. I’ll save you the details, but it prompted me to do a power analysis for a Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel model (RI-CLPM). I thought I might as well share my attempt, in case somebody else out... [Read More]
Tags: Research, R coding, Methods, Open research

EHBEA 2025 finished!

It is finally done: www.ehbea2025.com finished a while back. And I have just about recovered. It didn’t help that I felt ill for most of it. I think it went well largely due to the excellent team - I am but a small cog in the machine. [Read More]
Tags: Admin, EHBEA, Coding