The BMS Lab has a wide range of software packages available for researchers and students. They serve varying purposes, ranging from qualitative analysis to group analysis and from motion tracking to sensor monitoring. All the available software packages are listed and described on this page.
Not sure which of the tools to use? Check out our Decision tree questionnaire and get a few tips!
BMS Lab apps and software
The BMS lab has its own development team. It uses the team to solve technical challenges that arise during research and to develop software for research projects.
Audio Playground
Purpose: Analyse audio files with multiple speakers easily online.
Use on: Website
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Career Compass
Purpose: Measuring and matching the competences, interests and ambitions of technical personell.
Use on: Website
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Sociometry
Purpose: Analysis of group and social interactions
Use on: App
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Twente Intervention and Interaction Machine (TIIM)
Purpose: Longitudinal studies involving participants, experience sampling, surveys, conditions, feedback and interventions.
Use on: Website/App
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Databases available to BMS researchers
There is a wide range of databases available to researchers working at or with the BMS faculty. A full list can be found at the website of LISA. Here, the BMS lab provides an overview of some of the most used databases by researchers that work with the lab. The databases here consist primarily of already existing datasets.
4Tu Centre for Research Data
Purpose: Contains datasets from the cooperation of the 4 Dutch technical universities.
Use on: Website
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CBS (Centraal Bureau voor Statistiek)
Purpose: The Dutch National agency for data and statistics collects dataset about the Netherlands.
Use on: Website
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Centerdata
Purpose: Hosts many datasets collected by researchers. Amongst them is the LIS panel.
Use on: website
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DANS – EASY
Purpose: Collects datasets (open access) of many social sciences and humanities based research.
Use on: Website
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ODISSEI (Social and economic data)
Purpose: Collection of open data from studies, e.g. longitudinal and new forms of research
Use on: Website
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Purpose: Contains open datasets collected throughout the Netherlands by government agencies, e.g. infrastructure.
Use on: Website
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Software available for research
The list is presented alphabetically and is colour coded for your convenience. The green background represents software with either a healthcare or social focus, blue backgrounds for statistical and modelling applications, red for (physiological) sensor related software and grey for the rest (other).
Amberscript
Purpose: Transcription of audio and video files for research.
Use on: Website/cloud
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Atlas TI
Purpose: Data analysis and exploration software (qualitative)
Use on: Download to local machine
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Brain vision analyzer
Purpose: Analyze a variety of neurophysiological data from various sensors
Use on: Lab machine
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Dante Virtual Soundcard
Purpose: Turns your computer into a Dante-powered workstation, seamlessly integrating your PC or Mac with Dante audio devices
Use on: Lab machine
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Camtasia
Purpose: All-in-one screen recorder and video editor.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine
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Evernote
Purpose: Capture and prioritize ideas, projects. and to-do lists
Use on: Website/cloud
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IBM Watson
Purpose: Neural network for data analysis, data exploration, and Q&A.
Use on: Cloud
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IMotions
Purpose: Capture and process (bio) sensor data and combine measurements, stimuli.
Use on: Download on local machine/borrow lab machine, particpants in lab and webbased.
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LSL
Purpose: Acquire, process and synchronise various sensor data streams
Use: lab, Matlab
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Mural
Purpose: Online and cooperative brainstorming and collaboration environment
Use on: Cloud
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Nvivo
Purpose: Qualitative data and miced methods data analysis software.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine
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Obsidian
Purpose: Create knowledge bases and visualizations on top of a folder.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine or useo nline
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Oxysoft
Purpose: Connect the fNIRS set to the analytics software.
Use on: Download on local machine, dongle
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E-Prime
Purpose: Setup external devices to work with E-Prime analytics.
Use on: Dongle,Cloud
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Presentation (EEG)
Purpose: Accessory for the EEG setup in the lab.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine, dongle
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Qualtrics
Purpose: Tool for creating, managing and distributing surveys. Only available for BMS employees and students.
Use on: Cloud, web and app based
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Reducept
Purpose: Monitor and manage chronic pain of patients through an app.
Use on: Smartphone app
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Smart PLS
Purpose: software with graphical user interface for variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM)
Use on: Download on local machine
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Slack
Purpose: Inter and intra departmental communication in chat style.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine or use online.
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IBM SPSS
Purpose: Statistical analysis (mostly quantitative) with an interface.
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine
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Stat/Transfer
Purpose: Helps manage and migrate datasets betwen sources and tables.
Use on: Download on local machine
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Stata
Purpose: General purpose statistical data analysis software package.
Use on: Download on local machine
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Tobii Pro lab
Purpose: Research platform for behavioral studies using Tobii pro eye trackers
Use on: Download on local machine/lab machine
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Want to learn more?
Most of our software packages can be booked through our normal booking procedure. If you would like to learn more about some of the software or their use, then the BMS lab can help you. The Info Hub contains articles on the various packages, their uses, protocols, troubleshooting and frequently asked questions. In the overview above most of the online available knowledge has been linked to the software. If you do have a question that is not answered or would like to learn more about whether the software fits with your study or how you could use it in a responsible way, then please contact the lab.
