How did people cope with the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic? Insights from random forests

We are excited that our article was published in Scientific Reports. Using mixed-effects random forest models, the study demonstrated that videoconferencing had negligible impact on mental health, whereas face-to-face and text communication were beneficial.

Update 17 July 2023

The public Austrian Broadcast service ORF covered our findings in an article and in the news (German).


David Willinger, PhD

/Cognitive Neuroscientist/
/Statistical Methods/
“All models are wrong, but some are useful."


2023-05-23