by Erik Marsja | Dec 7, 2015 | Fun, Programming, Psychology, Python
In this post you will find some really good Python Blogs and Resources. Most of these really helped me when moving from proprietary software to free and Open Source software (e.g., PsychoPy written in Python). The links are divided into two categories: general and... 
by Erik Marsja | Dec 4, 2015 | Programming, Psychology, R
This post is my first on R and it will describe a method on how to reverse scores using R. Reverse scoring in R Many instruments (i.e., questionnaires) contain items that are phrased so that a strong agreement indicates something negative (e.g., “When there is... 
by Erik Marsja | Dec 3, 2015 | Experimental Design, Programming, Psychology, Python
I am getting better at writing Python code and I am starting to feel an itch to extend my toolbox and learn more about programming. Therefore, one step in that direction is to learn a new programming language next year (i.e., 2016). I would like to learn a relatively... by Erik Marsja | Nov 29, 2015 | Programming, Psychology, Psychopy, Python
PsychoPy This post will describe why I prefer using PsychoPy before other software. When I started getting involved in research (i.e., when doing my Bachelor’s and Masters theses) I used the software that was accessible for me. That is, some of the most commonly... by Erik Marsja | Nov 2, 2015 | Fun, Programming, Psychology, Python
This rather long (counting the Python code) tutorial assumes that you are interested in scraping data off the web using Scrapy. It might also be limited to Linux. Scrapy can be installed using pip: pip install scrapy To create a new Scrapy project open up a terminal...
