A methodological research lab advancing measurement and quantitative methods for large-scale and complex data.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n s.dai@wsu.edu<\/a> The\u00a0Large-Scale Data Laboratory (LSD Lab)\u00a0<\/strong>is a research and methodological resource within the\u00a0Learning and Performance Research Center (LPRC)<\/a> at Washington State University\u2019s College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences. Established in May 2019 with support from the LPRC, the WSU College of Education High-Risk\/High-Reward Grant, and the WSU New Faculty Seed Grant, the LSD Lab provides infrastructure, methodological expertise, and collaborative support for research using complex educational, psychological, and other large-scale datasets. The lab is currently directed by Dr. Shenghai Dai<\/a>.<\/p>\n The LSD Lab supports research involving large-scale assessments and surveys, educational measurement and psychometrics, complex and longitudinal data, advanced quantitative and computational methods, and program evaluation<\/strong>.\u00a0The lab provides a secure research environment for working with confidential and restricted-use datasets, including data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)<\/strong> and other large-scale assessment and survey programs. In addition to secure data infrastructure, the lab provides access to powerful computing resources and statistical software for managing, processing, and analyzing large, complex datasets.<\/p>\n Through the LPRC, the LSD Lab provides a collaborative environment for faculty and student research, interdisciplinary collaboration, methodological development, and research training<\/strong>. Its work spans assessment and survey methodology, measurement and psychometrics, advanced statistical and longitudinal analysis, machine learning and data science, instrument development and validation, and statistical software development.<\/p>\n Large-Scale Assessment & Survey Data<\/strong> Measurement & Psychometrics<\/strong> Quantitative Methods & Data Science<\/strong> Research Collaboration & Training<\/strong> Explore our research capabilities \u2192 What We Do<\/a><\/p>\n A methodological research lab advancing measurement and quantitative methods for large-scale and complex data.<\/strong><\/p>\n s.dai@wsu.edu<\/a> The\u00a0Large-Scale Data Laboratory (LSD Lab)\u00a0<\/strong>is a research and methodological resource within the\u00a0Learning and Performance Research Center (LPRC)<\/a> at Washington State University\u2019s College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences. Established in May 2019 with support from the LPRC, the WSU College of Education High-Risk\/High-Reward Grant, and the WSU New Faculty Seed Grant, … » More …<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4782,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4782"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2017\/11\/Dai-792x528.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nShenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\n
\nCV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
Expertise in NAEP and other complex assessment and survey data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Development, evaluation, and analysis of educational and psychological measures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Advanced statistical, longitudinal, and machine-learning approaches for complex data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Secure research infrastructure, interdisciplinary collaboration, and methodological training.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2025\/03\/Slide8-396x169.jpg\")
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CV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/a><\/p>\n